X11R6

NAME

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 which 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

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

SEE ALSO

XtSetSelectionParameters(3Xt)

X Toolkit Intrinsics −− C Language Interface

Xlib −− C Language X Interface