NAME

XGetSelectionOwner — return the owner of a selection. 

SYNOPSIS

Window XGetSelectionOwner(display, selection) Display ∗display; Atom selection;

ARGUMENTS

displaySpecifies a connection to an X server; returned from XOpenDisplay(). 

selectionSpecifies the selection atom whose owner you want returned. 

RETURNS

The window associated with the selection owner. 

DESCRIPTION

XGetSelectionOwner() returns the window ID of the current owner of the specified selection.  If no selection was specified, or there is no owner, the function returns the constant None. 

For more information on selections, see Volume One, Chapter 10, Interclient Communication. 

ERRORS

BadAtom

SEE ALSO

XConvertSelection(), XSetSelectionOwner(). 

Xlib Reference Manual