NAME

XmTextPosToXY — a Text function that accesses the x and y position of a character position

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Text.h> Boolean XmTextPosToXY (widget, position, x, y)
Widgetwidget;
XmTextPosition position;
Position∗x;
Position∗y;

DESCRIPTION

XmTextPosToXY accesses the x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the Text widget, of a given character position in the text buffer. 

widgetSpecifies the Text widget ID

positionSpecifies the character position in the text for which the x and y position is accessed.  This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer.  The first character position is 0. 

xSpecifies the pointer in which the x position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned.  This value is meaningful only if the function returns True. 

ySpecifies the pointer in which the y position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned.  This value is meaningful only if the function returns True. 

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3XM). 

RETURN VALUE

This function returns True if the character position is displayed in the Text widget; otherwise, it returns False, and no x or y value is returned. 

RELATED INFORMATION

XmText(3XM). 

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R