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XtGetSelectionParameters - retrieve target parameters for a selection request with a single target

Syntax

void XtGetSelectionParameters(owner, selection, request_id, value_return, length_return, format_return)
Widget owner;

Atom selection;

XtRequestId request_id;

Atom* type_return;

XtPointer* value_return;

unsigned long* length_return;

int* format_return;

Arguments

owner
Specifies the widget that owns the specified selection.
selection
Specifies the selection being processed.
request_id
Specifies the requestor id in the case of incremental selections, or NULL in the case of atomic transfers.
type_return
Specifies a pointer to an atom in whcih the property type of the parameters will be stored.
value_return
Specifies a pointer into which a pointer to the parameters are to be stored. A NULL will be stored if no parameters accompany the request.
length_return
Specifies a pointer into which the number of data elements in value_return of size indicated by format_return will be stored.
format_return
Specifies a pointer into which the size in bits of the parameter data in the elements of value_return will be stored.

Description

XtGetSelectionParameters may only be called from within an XtConvertSelectionProc or from within the last call to an XtConvertSelectionIncrProc with a new request_id.

See Also

XtSetSelectionParameters(3Xt)
X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
Xlib - C Language X Interface

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