XtGetSelectionParameters(3Xt) manual page

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## Name

XtGetSelectionParameters - retrieve target parameters for a selection request with a single target

## Syntax

void XtGetSelectionParameters(owner, selection, request_id, type_return, value_return, length_return, format_return)
Widget owner;
Atom selection;
XtRequestId request_id;
Atom* type_return;
XtPointer* value_return;
unsigned long* length_return;
int* format_return;

## Arguments

owner
  Specifies the widget that owns the specified selection.
selection
  Specifies the selection being processed.
request_id
  Specifies the requestor id in the case of incremental selections, or NULL in the case of atomic transfers.
type_return
  Specifies a pointer to an atom in whcih the property type of the parameters will be stored.
value_return
  Specifies a pointer into which a pointer to the parameters are to be stored. A NULL will be stored if no parameters accompany the request.
length_return
  Specifies a pointer into which the number of data elements in value_return of size indicated by format_return will be stored.
format_return
  Specifies a pointer into which the size in bits of the parameter data in the elements of value_return will be stored.

## Description

XtGetSelectionParameters may only be called from within an XtConvertSelectionProc or from within the last call to an XtConvertSelectionIncrProc with a new request_id.

## See Also

XtSetSelectionParameters(3Xt)
X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
Xlib - C Language X Interface

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