XStringToKeysym(3X11) MIT X11R4 XStringToKeysym(3X11)Name
XStringToKeysym, XKeysymToString, XKeycodeToKeysym, XKeysymToKeycode - convert keysyms
Syntax
KeySym XStringToKeysym(string)
char *string;
char *XKeysymToString(keysym)
KeySym keysym;
KeySym XKeycodeToKeysym(display, keycode, index)
Display *display;
KeyCode keycode;
int index;
KeyCode XKeysymToKeycode(display, keysym)
Display *display;
KeySym keysym;
Arguments
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
index Specifies the element of KeyCode vector.
keycode Specifies the KeyCode.
keysym Specifies the KeySym that is to be searched for or converted.
string Specifies the name of the KeySym that is to be converted.
Description
Valid KeySym names are listed in by removing the XK_ prefix from each name. If the specified string does not match a valid KeySym, returns
The returned string is in a static area and must not be modified. If the specified KeySym is not defined, returns a NULL.
The function uses internal Xlib tables and returns the KeySym defined for the specified KeyCode and the element of the KeyCode vector. If
no symbol is defined, returns
If the specified KeySym is not defined for any KeyCode, returns zero.
See AlsoXLookupKeysym(3X11)
X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys
XStringToKeysym(3X11)
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XStringToKeysym(3X11) MIT X11R4 XStringToKeysym(3X11)Name
XStringToKeysym, XKeysymToString, XKeycodeToKeysym, XKeysymToKeycode - convert keysyms
Syntax
KeySym XStringToKeysym(string)
char *string;
char *XKeysymToString(keysym)
KeySym keysym;
KeySym XKeycodeToKeysym(display, keycode, index)
Display *display;
KeyCode keycode;
int index;
KeyCode XKeysymToKeycode(display, keysym)
Display *display;
KeySym keysym;
Arguments
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
index Specifies the element of KeyCode vector.
keycode Specifies the KeyCode.
keysym Specifies the KeySym that is to be searched for or converted.
string Specifies the name of the KeySym that is to be converted.
Description
Valid KeySym names are listed in by removing the XK_ prefix from each name. If the specified string does not match a valid KeySym, returns
The returned string is in a static area and must not be modified. If the specified KeySym is not defined, returns a NULL.
The function uses internal Xlib tables and returns the KeySym defined for the specified KeyCode and the element of the KeyCode vector. If
no symbol is defined, returns
If the specified KeySym is not defined for any KeyCode, returns zero.
See AlsoXLookupKeysym(3X11)
X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys
XStringToKeysym(3X11)
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