xcb_set_selection_owner(3) XCB Requests xcb_set_selection_owner(3)NAMExcb_set_selection_owner - Sets the owner of a selection
SYNOPSIS
#include <xcb/xproto.h>
Request function
xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_set_selection_owner(xcb_connection_t *conn,
xcb_window_t owner, xcb_atom_t selection, xcb_timestamp_t time);
REQUEST ARGUMENTS
conn The XCB connection to X11.
owner The new owner of the selection.
The special value XCB_NONE means that the selection will have
no owner.
selection The selection.
time Timestamp to avoid race conditions when running X over the
network.
The selection will not be changed if time is earlier than the
current last-change time of the selection or is later than
the current X server time. Otherwise, the last-change time
is set to the specified time.
The special value XCB_CURRENT_TIME will be replaced with the
current server time.
DESCRIPTION
Makes window the owner of the selection selection and updates the last-
change time of the specified selection.
TODO: briefly explain what a selection is.
RETURN VALUE
Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the
event loop.
If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead,
use xcb_set_selection_owner_checked. 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_set_selection_owner(3)
