XMDATAFIELDGETSELECTION(3)

🌸 NAME 🌸

XmDataFieldGetSelection — a DataField function that retrieves the value of the primary selection. This is the XmDataFieldGetSelection(library call) manual page, bestie, and it's here to help you snatch that selected text. 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <Xm/DataF.h>
char * XmDataFieldGetSelection(
Widget widget);

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Okay so XmDataFieldGetSelection retrieves the value of the primary selection. It returns a NULL pointer if no text is selected in the widget. The application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by calling XtFree. That part is on you, bestie — no cap. ✨

• widget — Specifies the DataField widget ID.

For a complete definition of DataField and its associated resources, see XmDataField(3).

🌈 RETURN 🌈

Returns a character pointer to the string that is associated with the primary selection. Periodt. 💅

🎀 RELATED 🎀

XmDataField(3) and XmDataFieldGetSelectionWcs(3).

That's the whole page, bestie! From the XmDataFieldGetSelection(library call) manual — the footer just has that source tag, no extra version or date hiding down there. Mwah. 💖🦋