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. 

displaySpecifies the connection to the X server

nameSpecifies 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.