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DXmCSTextGetSelection(3X)

NAME

DXmCSTextGetSelection - Retrieves the text selected in the compound string text widget.

SYNOPSIS

XmString DXmCSTextGetSelection(widget) Widget widget;

PARAMETERS

widget The identifier (widget ID) of the compound string text widget.

DESCRIPTION

The DXmCSTextGetSelection routine retrieves the text selected (highlighted) in the compound string text widget. It returns a Null pointer if no text is selected in the widget. The application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the text by calling the Intrinsic routine XtStringFree.

RETURN VALUES

A pointer to the selected text compound string.

RELATED INFORMATION

DXmCreateCSText(3X), DXmCSTextClearSelection(3X), DXmCSTextCopy(3X), DXmCSTextCut(3X), DXmCSTextPaste(3X), DXmCSTextSetSelection(3X)