X Version 11 (Release 6.1)

XtGetSelectionParameters(X3xt)

XtGetSelectionParameters -- retrieve target parameters for a selection request with a single target

Synopsis

void XtGetSelectionParameters(owner, selection, request_id,
              type_return, value_return, length_return, format_return)
    Widget owner;
    Atom selection;
    XtRequestId request_id;
    Atom* type_return;
    XtPointer* value_return;
    unsigned long* length_return;
    int* format_return;

Arguments

owner: Specifies the widget that owns the specified selection.
selection: Specifies the selection being processed.
request_id: Specifies the requestor id in the case of incremental selections, or NULL in the case of atomic transfers.
type_return: Specifies a pointer to an atom in whcih the property type of the parameters will be stored.
value_return: Specifies a pointer into which a pointer to the parameters are to be stored. A NULL will be stored if no parameters accompany the request.
length_return: Specifies a pointer into which the number of data elements in value_return of size indicated by format_return will be stored.
format_return: Specifies a pointer into which the size in bits of the parameter data in the elements of value_return will be stored.

Description

XtGetSelectionParameters may only be called from within an XtConvertSelectionProc or from within the last call to an XtConvertSelectionIncrProc with a new request_id.

References

XtSetSelectionParameters(X3xt)

X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
Xlib - C Language X Interface