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XGetVisualInfo(XS)


XGetVisualInfo -- obtain visual information and visual structure

Syntax

   XVisualInfo *XGetVisualInfo(display, vinfo_mask, vinfo_template,
                               nitems_return)
         Display *display;
         long vinfo_mask;
         XVisualInfo *vinfo_template;
         int *nitems_return;
   

Status XMatchVisualInfo(display, screen, depth, class, vinfo_return) Display *display; int screen; int depth; int class; XVisualInfo *vinfo_return;

VisualID XVisualIDFromVisual(visual) Visual *visual;

Arguments


class
Specifies the class of the screen.

depth
Specifies the depth of the screen.

display
Specifies the connection to the X server.

nitems_return
Returns the number of matching visual structures.

screen
Specifies the screen.

visual
Specifies the visual type.

vinfo_mask
Specifies the visual mask value.

vinfo_return
Returns the matched visual information.

vinfo_template
Specifies the visual attributes that are to be used in matching the visual structures.

Description

The XGetVisualInfo function returns a list of visual structures that have attributes equal to the attributes specified by vinfo_template. If no visual structures match the template using the specified vinfo_mask, XGetVisualInfo returns a NULL. To free the data returned by this function, use XFree.

The XMatchVisualInfo function returns the visual information for a visual that matches the specified depth and class for a screen. Because multiple visuals that match the specified depth and class can exist, the exact visual chosen is undefined. If a visual is found, XMatchVisualInfo returns nonzero and the information on the visual to vinfo_return. Otherwise, when a visual is not found, XMatchVisualInfo returns zero.

The XVisualIDFromVisual function returns the visual ID for the specified visual type.

Structures

The XVisualInfo structure contains:

/* Visual information mask bits */

#define VisualNoMask 0x0
#define VisualIDMask 0x1
#define VisualScreenMask 0x2
#define VisualDepthMask 0x4
#define VisualClassMask 0x8
#define VisualRedMaskMask 0x10
#define VisualGreenMaskMask 0x20
#define VisualBlueMaskMask 0x40
#define VisualColormapSizeMask 0x80
#define VisualBitsPerRGBMask 0x100
#define VisualAllMask 0x1FF

 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualNoMask           | 0x0   |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualIDMask           | 0x1   |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualScreenMask       | 0x2   |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualDepthMask        | 0x4   |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualClassMask        | 0x8   |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualRedMaskMask      | 0x10  |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualGreenMaskMask    | 0x20  |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualBlueMaskMask     | 0x40  |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualColormapSizeMask | 0x80  |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualBitsPerRGBMask   | 0x100 |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
 |#define | VisualAllMask          | 0x1FF |
 +--------+------------------------+-------+
   /* Values */
   

typedef struct { Visual *visual; VisualID visualid; int screen; int depth; int class; unsigned long red_mask; unsigned long green_mask; unsigned long blue_mask; int colormap_size; int bits_per_rgb; } XVisualInfo;

See also

XFree(XS)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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