XmTextGetSelection(library call) XmTextGetSelection(library call)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Text.h>
char * XmTextGetSelection(
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(3).

RETURN

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

RELATED

XmText(3) and XmTextGetSelectionWcs(3).

XmTextGetSelection(library call)