XmTextFieldGetSelection(3X)

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

Showing IRIX 6.5.30 (default release). Added in IRIX 6.5.5.

     NAME
          XmTextFieldGetSelection - A TextField function that
          retrieves the value of the primary selection

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <Xm/TextF.h>
          char * XmTextFieldGetSelection(
          Widget widget);

     VERSION
          This page documents Motif 2.1.

     DESCRIPTION
          XmTextFieldGetSelectionretrieves 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(3).

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

     RELATED
          XmTextField(3) and XmTextFieldGetSelectionWcs(3).