xmtextgetselection(3x) [osf1 man page]

XmTextGetSelection(3X)													    XmTextGetSelection(3X)

NAME

       XmTextGetSelection - A Text function that retrieves the value of the primary selection

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/Text.h>

       char * XmTextGetSelection (widget)
	       Widget widget;

DESCRIPTION

       XmTextGetSelection  retrieves  the  value  of  the primary selection.  It returns a NULL pointer if no text is selected in the widget.  The
       application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by calling XtFree.  Specifies the Text widget ID

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

RETURN VALUE

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

SEE ALSO

       XmText(3X), XmTextGetSelectionWcs(3X)

															    XmTextGetSelection(3X)

XmTextGetSelectionPosition(3X)											    XmTextGetSelectionPosition(3X)

NAME

       XmTextGetSelectionPosition - A Text function that accesses the position of the primary selection

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/Text.h>

       Boolean XmTextGetSelectionPosition (widget, left, right)
	       Widget widget;
	       XmTextPosition *left;
	       XmTextPosition *right;

DESCRIPTION

       XmTextGetSelectionPosition  accesses the left and right position of the primary selection in the text buffer of the Text widget.  Specifies
       the Text widget ID Specifies the pointer in which the position of the left boundary of the primary selection is returned.  This is an inte-
       ger number of characters from the beginning of the buffer.  The first character position is 0.  Specifies the pointer in which the position
       of the right boundary of the primary selection is returned.  This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer.  The
       first character position is 0.

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

RETURN VALUE

       This function returns True if the widget owns the primary selection; otherwise, it returns False.

SEE ALSO

       XmText(3X)

														    XmTextGetSelectionPosition(3X)