08-07-2008
$# is the number of parameters given to the script - [ ] tests whether the number of parameters equals 1 - if not one then display the usage example.
$# = parameter count
-ne = not equal for integers
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xmclipboardinquirecount
XmClipboardInquireCount(library call) XmClipboardInquireCount(library call)
NAME
XmClipboardInquireCount -- A clipboard function that returns the number of data item formats
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/CutPaste.h>
int XmClipboardInquireCount (display, window, count,
max_format_name_length)
Display * display;
Window window;
int * count;
unsigned long * max_format_name_length;
(void)
DESCRIPTION
XmClipboardInquireCount returns the number of data item formats available for the data item in the clipboard. This function also returns
the maximum name-length for all formats in which the data item is stored.
display Specifies a pointer to the Display structure that was returned in a previous call to XOpenDisplay or XtDisplay.
window Specifies the window ID of a widget that relates the application window to the clipboard. The widget's window ID can be obtained
through XtWindow. The same application instance should pass the same window ID to each of the clipboard functions that it calls.
count Returns the number of data item formats available for the data item in the clipboard. If no formats are available, this argument
equals 0 (zero). The count includes the formats that were passed by name.
max_format_name_length
Specifies the maximum length of all format names for the data item in the clipboard.
RETURN
XmClipboardSuccess
The function was successful.
XmClipboardLocked
The function failed because the clipboard was locked by another application. The application can continue to call the function
again with the same parameters until the lock goes away. This gives the application the opportunity to ask if the user wants to
keep trying or to give up on the operation.
XmClipboardNoData
The function could not find data on the clipboard corresponding to the format requested. This could occur because the clipboard
is empty; there is data on the clipboard, but not in the requested format; or the data in the requested format was passed by name
and is no longer available.
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