XmTextGetSelection(3X)

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

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

     VERSION
          This page documents Motif 2.1.

     DESCRIPTION
          XmTextGetSelectionretrieves 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).