redhat man page for xminternatom

XmInternAtom(library call)												XmInternAtom(library call)

NAME
       XmInternAtom -- A macro that returns an atom for a given name

SYNOPSIS
       #include <Xm/AtomMgr.h>
       Atom XmInternAtom(
       Display * display,
       String name,
       Boolean only_if_exists);

DESCRIPTION
       XmInternAtom  returns  an atom for a given name.  The returned atom remains defined even after the client's connection closes. The returned
       atom becomes undefined when the last connection to the X server closes.

       display	 Specifies the connection to the X server

       name	 Specifies the name associated with the atom you want returned.  The value of name is case dependent.

       only_if_exists
		 Specifies a Boolean value.  If False, the atom is created even if it does not exist.  (If it does not exist,  the  returned  atom
		 will be None.)  If True, the atom is created only if it exists.

RETURN
       Returns an atom.

															XmInternAtom(library call)