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     X Version 11 (1 September 1988)           XrmUniqueQuark(XS)



     NAME
          XrmUniqueQuark, XrmStringToQuark, XrmQuarkToString,
          XrmStringToQuarkList, XrmStringToBindingQuarkList -
          manipulate resource quarks


     SYNTAX
          XrmQuark XrmUniqueQuark()

          #define XrmStringToName(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)
          #define XrmStringToClass(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)
          #define XrmStringToRepresentation(string)
          XrmStringToQuark(string)

          XrmQuark XrmStringToQuark(string)
               char *string;

          #define XrmNameToString(name) XrmQuarkToString(name) #define
          XrmClassToString(class) XrmQuarkToString(class) #define
          XrmRepresentationToString(type) XrmQuarkToString(type)

          char *XrmQuarkToString(quark)
               XrmQuark quark;

          #define XrmStringToNameList(str, name)
          XrmStringToQuarkList((str), (name)) #define
          XrmStringToClassList(str,class) XrmStringToQuarkList((str),
          (class))

          void XrmStringToQuarkList(string, quarks_return)
               char *string;
               XrmQuarkList quarks_return;

          XrmStringToBindingQuarkList(string, bindings_return,
          quarks_return)
               char *string;
               XrmBindingList bindings_return;
               XrmQuarkList quarks_return;


     ARGUMENTS
          bindings_return
                    Returns the binding list.

          quark     Specifies the quark for which the equivalent
                    string is desired.

          quarks_return
                    Returns the list of quarks.

          string    Specifies the string for which a quark is to be
                    allocated.


     DESCRIPTION
          The XrmUniqueQuark function allocates a quark that is
          guaranteed not to represent any string that is known to the
          resource manager.

          These functions can be used to convert to and from quark
          representations.  The string pointed to by the return value
          must not be modified or freed.  If no string exists for that
          quark, XrmQuarkToString returns NULL.

          The XrmQuarkToString function converts the specified
          resource quark representation back to a string.

          The XrmStringToQuarkList function converts the null-
          terminated string (generally a fully qualified name) to a
          list of quarks.  The components of the string are separated
          by a period or asterisk character.

          A binding list is a list of type XrmBindingList and
          indicates if components of name or class lists are bound
          tightly or loosely (that is, if wildcarding of intermediate
          components is specified).

          typedef enum {XrmBindTightly, XrmBindLoosely} XrmBinding, *XrmBindingList;

          XrmBindTightly indicates that a period separates the
          components, and XrmBindLoosely indicates that an asterisk
          separates the components.

          The XrmStringToBindingQuarkList function converts the
          specified string to a binding list and a quark list.
          Component names in the list are separated by a period or an
          asterisk character.  If the string does not start with
          period or asterisk, a period is assumed.  For example,
          ``*a.b*c'' becomes:

          quarks a       b      c
          bindings       loose  tightloose


     SEE ALSO
          XrmGetResource(XS), XrmInitialize(XS),
          XrmMergeDatabases(XS), XrmPutResource(XS)
          Xlib - C Language X Interface


     (printed 2/12/90) (1 September 1988)      XrmUniqueQuark(XS)