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XmTextPosToXY(Xm)


XmTextPosToXY -- a Text function that accesses the x and y position of a character position

Syntax

#include <Xm/Text.h>

Boolean XmTextPosToXY (widget, position, x, y) Widget widget; XmTextPosition position; Position *x; Position *y;

Description

XmTextPosToXY accesses the x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the Text widget, of a given character position in the text buffer.

widget
Specifies the Text widget ID.

position
Specifies the character position in the text for which the x and y position is accessed. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0.

x
Specifies the pointer in which the x position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned. This value is meaningful only if the function returns True.

y
Specifies the pointer in which the y position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned. This value is meaningful only if the function returns True.

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

Return value

This function returns True if the character position is displayed in the Text widget; otherwise, it returns False, and no x or y value is returned.

See also

XmText(Xm)
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