XMCVTXMSTRINGTOBYTESTREAM(3)

💖 XmCvtXmStringToByteStream 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because we're diving into a library call from the Xm manual and it's genuinely so useful — this is XmCvtXmStringToByteStream, and she converts compound strings into Byte Stream format. it's giving translator energy and honestly? iconic.

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✨ NAME ✨

XmCvtXmStringToByteStream — a compound string function that converts a compound string to a Byte Stream format 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
unsigned int XmCvtXmStringToByteStream(
XmString string,
unsigned char **prop_return);

no cap, that's the whole vibe right there. two params, one return, we move. 💅

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so XmCvtXmStringToByteStream converts a compound string to a string of bytes representing the compound string in Byte Stream format. literally what it says on the tin, bestie, she's not being mysterious about it.

this routine is typically used by the source of a data transfer operation to produce a Byte Stream representation, so you can transfer a compound string over to a destination. it's the "i'm sending this, you're receiving it" moment. 🎀

if prop_return is not NULL, this function creates a string of characters in Byte Stream format and returns it in prop_return. the function also returns the number of bytes in prop_return.

if prop_return is NULL, the function does not return the Byte Stream format string — but it does still calculate and return the number of bytes that would appear in the Byte Stream format string. so basically it's doing the math anyway, just refusing to hand over the goods. rude but valid. 🙈

• string — specifies a compound string to be converted to Byte Stream format 🧚
• prop_return — specifies a pointer to a string in Byte Stream format that is created and returned by this function. if prop_return is NULL, no Byte Stream format string is returned. when a Byte Stream format string is returned, the function allocates space to hold it.

⚠️ important bestie, do not skip this part: the application is responsible for managing this allocated space. the application can recover the allocated space by calling XtFree. that memory is yours to clean up — nobody else is gonna do it for you. main character energy means taking responsibility for your own allocations, periodt. 💀

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✨ RETURN ✨

returns the number of bytes in the Byte Stream representation — whether or not the Byte Stream representation is returned. so even if prop_return is NULL and she gave you nothing to look at, you still get the byte count. consistent queen. 👑

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✨ RELATED ✨

• XmString(3)
• XmCvtByteStreamToXmString(3)

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🫶 this came straight out of the XmCvtXmStringToByteStream(library call) manual — that's the source and the whole vibe, and the footer is literally just the same title again with (library call) chilling at the bottom, so now you know exactly where she lives. go convert some strings, you've got this 💜✨🌸