XtSetValues(3Xt) X Version 11(Release 3) XtSetValues(3Xt)
NAME
XtSetValues, XtSetSubvalues, XtGetValues, XtGetSubvalues - obtain and set
widget resources
SYNTAX
void XtSetValues(w, args, num_args)
Widget w;
ArgList args;
Cardinal num_args;
void XtSetSubvalues(base, resources, num_resources, args, num_args)
XtPointer base;
XtResourceList resources;
Cardinal num_resources;
ArgList args;
Cardinal num_args;
void XtGetValues(w, args, num_args)
Widget w;
ArgList args;
Cardinal num_args;
void XtGetSubvalues(base, resources, num_resources, args, num_args)
XtPointer base;
XtResourceList resources;
Cardinal num_resources;
ArgList args;
Cardinal num_args;
ARGUMENTS
args Specifies the argument list of name/address pairs that contain
the resource name and either the address into which the
resource value is to be stored or their new values.
base Specifies the base address of the subpart data structure where
the resources should be retrieved or written.
num_args Specifies the number of arguments in the argument list.
resources Specifies the nonwidget resource list or values.
num_resources
Specifies the number of resources in the resource list.
w Specifies the widget.
DESCRIPTION
The XtSetValues function starts with the resources specified for the Core
widget fields and proceeds down the subclass chain to the widget. At
each stage, it writes the new value (if specified by one of the
arguments) or the existing value (if no new value is specified) to a new
widget data record. XtSetValues then calls the set_values procedures for
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the widget in superclass-to-subclass order. If the widget has any non-
NULL set_values_hook fields, these are called immediately after the
corresponding set_values procedure. This procedure permits subclasses to
set nonwidget data for XtSetValues.
If the widget's parent is a subclass of constraintWidgetClass,
XtSetValues also updates the widget's constraints. It starts with the
constraint resources specified for constraintWidgetClass and proceeds
down the subclass chain to the parent's class. At each stage, it writes
the new value or the existing value to a new constraint record. It then
calls the constraint set_values procedures from constraintWidgetClass
down to the parent's class. The constraint set_values procedures are
called with widget arguments, as for all set_values procedures, not just
the constraint record arguments, so that they can make adjustments to the
desired values based on full information about the widget.
XtSetValues determines if a geometry request is needed by comparing the
current widget to the new widget. If any geometry changes are required,
it makes the request, and the geometry manager returns XtGeometryYes,
XtGeometryAlmost, or XtGeometryNo. If XtGeometryYes, XtSetValues calls
the widget's resize procedure. If XtGeometryNo, XtSetValues resets the
geometry fields to their original values. If XtGeometryAlmost,
XtSetValues calls the set_values_almost procedure, which determines what
should be done and writes new values for the geometry fields into the new
widget. XtSetValues then repeats this process, deciding once more
whether the geometry manager should be called.
Finally, if any of the set_values procedures returned True, XtSetValues
causes the widget's expose procedure to be invoked by calling the Xlib
XClearArea function on the widget's window.
The XtSetSubvalues function stores resources into the structure
identified by base.
The XtGetValues function starts with the resources specified for the core
widget fields and proceeds down the subclass chain to the widget. The
value field of a passed argument list should contain the address into
which to store the corresponding resource value. It is the caller's
responsibility to allocate and deallocate this storage according to the
size of the resource representation type used within the widget.
If the widget's parent is a subclass of constraintWidgetClass,
XtGetValues then fetches the values for any constraint resources
requested. It starts with the constraint resources specified for
constraintWidgetClass and proceeds down to the subclass chain to the
parent's constraint resources. If the argument list contains a resource
name that is not found in any of the resource lists searched, the value
at the corresponding address is not modified. Finally, if the
get_values_hook procedures are non-NULL, they are called in superclass-
to-subclass order after all the resource values have been fetched by
XtGetValues. This permits a subclass to provide nonwidget resource data
to XtGetValues.
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The XtGetSubvalues function obtains resource values from the structure
identified by base.
SEE ALSO
X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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