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XtFindFile(1)

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Name

XtFilePredicate — prototype procedure used in filename evaluation. 

Synopsis

typedef Boolean (∗XtFilePredicate)(String);

    String filename;

Arguments

filenameSpecifies a potential filename. 

Description

Filename evaluation is handled in an operating system-dependent fashion by a file predicate procedure of type XtFilePredicate.  An XtFilePredicate is registered in calls to XtFindFile or XtResolvePathname.  This procedure will be called with a string that is potentially a filename.  The procedure returns True if this string specifies a file that is appropriate for the intended use; otherwise, the procedure returns False. 

See Also

XtFindFile(1), XtResolvePathname(1). 

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