XMCVTSTRINGTOUNITTYPE(3)

💖 XmCvtStringToUnitType 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the <Xm/Xm.h> cinematic universe, because today we're talking about XmCvtStringToUnitType — a library call, a whole function, an icon, and literally the thing that turns your little string into a unit-type value. it's giving translator but make it Motif. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

XmCvtStringToUnitType — a function that converts a string to a unit-type value. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly. periodt. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
void XmCvtStringToUnitType(
XrmValuePtr args,
Cardinal * num_args,
XrmValue * from_val,
XrmValue * to_val);

no cap, that's the whole signature. copy it exactly, don't freestyle it, bestie. 🙈

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

so. XmCvtStringToUnitType converts a string to a unit type. that's the vibe. 💫

and if you're sitting there like "wait, what even are the valid unit types??" — no worries, go read the reference pages for XmGadget, XmManager, or XmPrimitive, because that's where the valid unit types get described. iykyk. 📚

⚠️ obsolete alert, bestie!! using this function as a resource converter is obsolete. it has been replaced by a new resource converter that uses the RepType facility. so like… she's iconic but she's retired. show respect, but maybe use the new one. 😭

now let's do the parameter meet-and-greet, because every single one of them matters:

• args — specifies a list of additional XrmValue arguments to the converter, but only if additional context is needed to perform the conversion. for example: the string-to-font converter needs the widget's screen, and the string-to-pixel converter needs the widget's screen and color map. this argument is often NULL. lowkey relatable, honestly. 🫶
• num_args — specifies the number of additional XrmValue arguments. this argument is often zero. bestie said "i have nothing to add" and honestly? valid. 💀
• from_val — specifies the value to convert. the main character of this whole operation. ✨
• to_val — specifies the descriptor to use to return the converted value. the glow-up destination. 🌈

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🎀 RELATED 🎀

• XmGadget(3)
• XmManager(3)
• XmPrimitive(3)

go read them, they're the lore. 🧚

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one lives under XmCvtStringToUnitType(library call) — that's the manual name right there, and it's also the lil footer she signs off with, so consider this your official goodbye kiss from the library call herself. 💜 no date, no version, just pure Motif energy. slay, stay converted, and go read your XmGadget, XmManager, and XmPrimitive pages. bye bb!! 🎀✨💖