XkbGetNames(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbGetNames(3)

NAME

XkbGetNames - Obtain symbolic names from the server

SYNOPSIS

Status XkbGetNames (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr
xkb);

ARGUMENTS

dpy connection to the X server

which mask of names or map components to be updated

xkb keyboard description to be updated

DESCRIPTION

XkbGetNames retrieves symbolic names for the components of the
keyboard extension from the X server. The which parameter specifies
the name components to be updated in the xkb parameter, and is the
bitwise inclusive OR of the valid names mask bits defined in Table 1.


Table 1 Symbolic Names Masks
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Mask Bit Value Keyboard Field
Component
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XkbKeycodesNameMask (1<<0) Xkb->names keycodes
XkbGeometryNameMask (1<<1) Xkb->names geometry
XkbSymbolsNameMask (1<<2) Xkb->names symbols
XkbPhysSymbolsNameMask (1<<3) Xkb->names phys_symbols
XkbTypesNameMask (1<<4) Xkb->names type
XkbCompatNameMask (1<<5) Xkb->names compat
XkbKeyTypeNamesMask (1<<6) Xkb->map type[*].name
XkbKTLevelNamesMask (1<<7) Xkb->map type[*].lvl_names[*]
XkbIndicatorNamesMask (1<<8) Xkb->names indicators[*]
XkbKeyNamesMask (1<<9) Xkb->names keys[*], num_keys
XkbKeyAliasesMask (1<<10) Xkb->names key_aliases[*], num_key_aliases
XkbVirtualModNamesMask (1<<11) Xkb->names vmods[*]
XkbGroupNamesMask (1<<12) Xkb->names groups[*]
XkbRGNamesMask (1<<13) Xkb->names radio_groups[*], num_rg
XkbComponentNamesMask (0x3f) Xkb->names keycodes,
geometry,
symbols,
physical symbols,
types, and
compatibility map
XkbAllNamesMask (0x3fff) Xkb->names all name components

If the names field of the keyboard description xkb is NULL,
XkbGetNames allocates and initializes the names component of the
keyboard description before obtaining the values specified by which.
If the names field of xkb is not NULL, XkbGetNames obtains the values
specified by which and copies them into the keyboard description Xkb.

If the map component of the xkb parameter is NULL, XkbGetNames does
not retrieve type or shift level names, even if XkbKeyTypeNamesMask
or XkbKTLevelNamesMask are set in which.

XkbGetNames can return Success, or BadAlloc, BadLength, BadMatch, and
BadImplementation errors.

To free symbolic names, use XkbFreeNames.

DIAGNOSTICS

BadAlloc Unable to allocate storage

BadImplementation
Invalid reply from server

BadLength The length of a request is shorter or longer than that
required to minimally contain the arguments

BadMatch A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the
server or an argument has correct type and range, but
is otherwise invalid

SEE ALSO

XkbFreeNames(3)


X Version 11 libX11 1.8.10 XkbGetNames(3)