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XmTextGetSelection(Xm)


XmTextGetSelection -- a Text function that retrieves the value of the primary selection

Syntax

#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.

widget
Specifies the Text widget ID

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

Return value

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

See also

XmText(Xm) and XmTextGetSelectionWcs(Xm).
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