redhat man page for xmtextgetselection

XmTextGetSelection(library call)										  XmTextGetSelection(library call)

NAME
       XmTextGetSelection -- A Text function that retrieves the value of the primary selection

SYNOPSIS
       #include <Xm/Text.h>
       char * XmTextGetSelection(
       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 appli-
       cation is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by calling XtFree.

       widget	 Specifies the Text widget ID

       For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3).

RETURN
       Returns a character pointer to the string that is associated with the primary selection.

RELATED
       XmText(3) and XmTextGetSelectionWcs(3).

														  XmTextGetSelection(library call)