osf1 man page for xtdirectconvert

XtConvert(3Xt)															    XtConvert(3Xt)

NAME
       XtConvert, XtDirectConvert - invoke resource converters

SYNOPSIS
       void XtConvert(w, from_type, from, to_type, to_return)
	       Widget w;
	       String from_type;
	       XrmValuePtr from;
	       String to_type;
	       XrmValuePtr to_return;

       void XtDirectConvert(converter, args, num_args, from, to_return)
	       XtConverter converter;
	       XrmValuePtr args;
	       Cardinal num_args;
	       XrmValuePtr from;
	       XrmValuePtr to_return;

ARGUMENTS
       Specifies the argument list that contains the additional arguments needed to perform the conversion (often NULL).  Specifies the conversion
       procedure that is to be called.	Specifies the value to be converted.  Specifies the source type.  Specifies the number of additional argu-
       ments  (often  zero).   Specifies the destination type.	Returns the converted value.  Specifies the widget to use for additional arguments
       (if any are needed).

DESCRIPTION
       The XtConvert function looks up the type converter registered to convert from_type to to_type, computes any  additional	arguments  needed,
       and then calls XtDirectConvert.	XtConvert has been replaced by XtConvertAndStore.

       The XtDirectConvert function looks in the converter cache to see if this conversion procedure has been called with the specified arguments.
       If so, it returns a descriptor for information stored in the cache; otherwise, it calls the converter and enters the result in the cache.

       Before calling the specified converter, XtDirectConvert sets the return value size to zero and the return value address to NULL. To  deter-
       mine  if  the  conversion  was  successful,  the  client should check to_return.address for non-NULL.  XtDirectConvert has been replaced by
       XtCallConverter.

SEE ALSO
       XtAppAddConverter(3Xt), XtStringConversionWarning(3Xt), XtConvertAndStore(3Xt), XtCallConverter(3Xt)

       X Toolkit Intrinsics -- C Language Interface

       Xlib -- C Language X Interface

																    XtConvert(3Xt)