XSetICValues(3X11)

     NAME
          XSetICValues, XGetICValues - set and obtain XIC values

     SYNTAX
          char * XSetICValues(ic, ...)
                XIC ic;

          char * XGetICValues(ic, ...)
                XIC ic;

     ARGUMENTS
          ic        Specifies the input context.

          ...       Specifies the variable length argument list to set
                    or get XIC values.

     DESCRIPTION
          The XSetICValues function returns NULL if no error occurred;
          otherwise, it returns the name of the first argument that
          could not be set.  An argument might not be set for any of
          the following reasons:

          o    The argument is read-only (for example,
               XNFilterEvents).

          o    The argument name is not recognized.

          o    An implementation-dependent error occurs.

          Each value to be set must be an appropriate datum, matching
          the data type imposed by the semantics of the argument.

          The XSetICValues can generate BadAtom, BadColor, BadCursor,
          BadPixmap, and BadWindow errors.

          The XGetICValues function returns NULL if no error occurred;
          otherwise, it returns the name of the first argument that
          could not be obtained.  An argument could not be obtained
          for any of the following reasons:

          o    The argument name is not recognized.

          o    The input method encountered an implementation-
               dependent error.

          Each IC attribute value argument (following a name) must
          point to a location where the IC value is to be stored.
          That is, if the IC value is of type T, the argument must be
          of type T*.  If T itself is a pointer type, then
          XGetICValues allocates memory to store the actual data, and
          the client is responsible for freeing this data by calling
          XFree with the returned pointer.  The exception to this rule
          is for an IC value of type XVaNestedList (for preedit and
          status attributes).  In this case,  the argument must also
          be of type XVaNestedList.  Then, the rule of changing type T
          to T* and freeing the allocated data applies to each element
          of the nested list.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          BadAtom   A value for an Atom argument does not name a
                    defined Atom.

          BadColor  A value for a Colormap argument does not name a
                    defined Colormap.

          BadCursor A value for a Cursor argument does not name a
                    defined Cursor.

          BadPixmap A value for a Pixmap argument does not name a
                    defined Pixmap.

          BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a
                    defined Window.

     SEE ALSO
          XCreateIC(3X11), XOpenIM(3X11), XSetICFocus(3X11),
          XmbResetIC(3X11)
          Xlib - C Language X Interface