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XmTextFieldGetSelection(Xm)


XmTextFieldGetSelection -- a TextField function that retrieves the value of the primary selection

Syntax

#include <Xm/TextF.h>

char * XmTextFieldGetSelection (widget) Widget widget;

Description

XmTextFieldGetSelection 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 TextField widget ID

For a complete definition of TextField and its associated resources, see XmTextField(Xm).

Return value

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

See also

XmTextField(Xm) and XmTextFieldGetSelectionWcs(Xm).


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