SYNTAX

void XtGetSelectionParameters(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 which 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.