OSF/Motif

NAME

XmInternAtom − A function that returns an atom for a given name

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
#include <Xm/AtomMgr.h> Atom XmInternAtom (display, name, only_if_exists)
        Display ∗ display;
        String name;
        Boolean only_if_exists;

DESCRIPTION

XmInternAtom returns an atom for a given name. It mirrors the Xlib interfaces for atom management, but provides client-side caching.  When and where caching is provided in Xlib, the routines will become pseudonyms for the Xlib routines. 

display
Specifies the connection to the X server

name
Specifies the name associated with the atom you want returned

only_if_exists
Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether XInternAtom creates the atom

RETURN VALUE

Returns an atom.