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 XmTextFieldGetSelection(Xm)    6 January 1993    XmTextFieldGetSelection(Xm)


 Name

    XmTextFieldGetSelection - a TextField function that retrieves the value
    of the primary selection

 Syntax


    #include <Xm/TextF.h>

    char * XmTextFieldGetSelection (widget)
    Widget widget;


 Description

    XmTextFieldGetSelection retrieves the value of the primary selection. It
    returns a NULL pointer if no text is selected in the widget. The applica-
    tion is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by
    calling XtFree.

    widget  Specifies the TextField widget ID

    For a complete definition of TextField and its associated resources, see
    XmTextField(Xm).

 Return value

    Returns a character pointer to the string that is associated with the
    primary selection.

 See also

    XmTextField(Xm) and XmTextFieldGetSelectionWcs(Xm).