osf1 man page for xmtextgetselection

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)