xcb_get_selection_owner(3) XCB Requests xcb_get_selection_owner(3)NAMExcb_get_selection_owner - Gets the owner of a selection
SYNOPSIS
#include <xcb/xproto.h>
Request function
xcb_get_selection_owner_cookie_t
xcb_get_selection_owner(xcb_connection_t *conn,
xcb_atom_t selection);
Reply datastructure
typedef struct xcb_get_selection_owner_reply_t {
uint8_t response_type;
uint8_t pad0;
uint16_t sequence;
uint32_t length;
xcb_window_t owner;
} xcb_get_selection_owner_reply_t;
Reply function
xcb_get_selection_owner_reply_t
*xcb_get_selection_owner_reply(xcb_connection_t *conn,
xcb_get_selection_owner_cookie_t cookie,
xcb_generic_error_t **e);
REQUEST ARGUMENTS
conn The XCB connection to X11.
selection The selection.
REPLY FIELDS
response_type
The type of this reply, in this case XCB_GET_SELECTION_OWNER.
This field is also present in the xcb_generic_reply_t and can
be used to tell replies apart from each other.
sequence The sequence number of the last request processed by the X11
server.
length The length of the reply, in words (a word is 4 bytes).
owner The current selection owner window.
DESCRIPTION
Gets the owner of the specified selection.
TODO: briefly explain what a selection is.
RETURN VALUE
Returns an xcb_get_selection_owner_cookie_t. Errors have to be handled
when calling the reply function xcb_get_selection_owner_reply.
If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use xcb_get_se‐
lection_owner_unchecked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.
ERRORS
xcb_atom_error_t
selection does not refer to a valid atom.
SEE ALSOxcb-requests(3), xcb_set_selection_owner(3)AUTHOR
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XCB 2012-10-16 xcb_get_selection_owner(3)
