XmTextGetSelection(3X)

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

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <Xm/Text.h>

          char * XmTextGetSelection (widget)
               Widget    widget;


     VERSION
          This page documents version 1.2 of the Motif library.

     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(3X).

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

     RELATED INFORMATION
          XmText(3X) and XmTextGetSelectionWcs(3X).