XpGetContext(3Xp)

📦 version 1.0.4, in arch rolling, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, opensuse-leap 16.0

💅 XpGetContext — from the XPRINT FUNCTIONS girlies (section 3Xp, obvi)

okay so bestie, welcome to XpGetContext(3Xp) 🎀 this one's short and sweet and honestly kind of iconic for it.

✨ NAME ✨

XpGetContext — gets the current print context-id for a display connection. that's it. that's the whole job. she's a one-trick pony and she ATE 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

cc [ flag... ] file... -lXp [ library... ]
#include <X11/extensions/Print.h>

XPContext XpGetContext ( display )
      Display *display;

like yes, you gotta link -lXp and yes you gotta include that header, no shortcuts bestie 🫶

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • display — a pointer to the Display structure. you know the one — it's the thing you got back from XOpenDisplay. that's your whole vibe check for this function, she only needs the one ✨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

XpGetContext returns the id of the current print context associated with display.

and if a print context has not been set? she returns a value of None. not an error, not a crash, just None — the polite little "nobody's home" of the X world 😭 lowkey respectful tbh.

ngl that's the whole function. no cap. she's a getter and she's thriving 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

(she doesn't have one, bestie — this page is a solo act 👑)

that's the whole page, mwah 💜 — brought to you by X Version 11, libXp 1.0.4, and the letters 3Xp. go forth and get those contexts, iykyk ✨🎀🦋

📦 where this page comes from