getval(3G)

getval - returns the current state of a valuator

As shipped in IRIX 6.5. First release of IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     getval - returns the current state of a valuator

FORTRAN 77 SPECIFICATION
     integer*4 function getval(dev)
     integer*4 dev

PARAMETERS
     dev   expects the identifier of the device (e.g., MOUSEX, BPADX, etc.)
           from which you want to read.

FUNCTION RETURN VALUE
     The returned value of this function is the value stored at the device
     named by the dev parameter.

DESCRIPTION
     getval returns the current value (an integer) of the valuator dev.

SEE ALSO
     getbut, getdev, qdevic, tie

NOTE
     This routine is available only in immediate mode.