XrmUniqueQuark(3X11)                 SysV                 XrmUniqueQuark(3X11)



NAME
     XrmUniqueQuark, XrmStringToQuark, XrmQuarkToString, XrmStringToQuarkList,
     XrmStringToBindingQuarkList - manipulate resource quarks

SYNTAX
     XrmQuark XrmUniqueQuark()

     #define XrmStringToName(string) XrmStringToQuark(string) #define
     XrmStringToClass(string) XrmStringToQuark(string) #define
     XrmStringToRepresentation(string) XrmStringToQuark(string)

     XrmQuark XrmStringToQuark(string)
          char *string;

     #define XrmNameToString(name) XrmQuarkToString(name) #define
     XrmClassToString(class) XrmQuarkToString(class) #define
     XrmRepresentationToString(type) XrmQuarkToString(type)

     char *XrmQuarkToString(quark)
          XrmQuark quark;

     #define XrmStringToNameList(str, name)  XrmStringToQuarkList((str),
     (name)) #define XrmStringToClassList(str,class)
     XrmStringToQuarkList((str), (class))

     void XrmStringToQuarkList(string, quarks_return)
          char *string;
          XrmQuarkList quarks_return;

     XrmStringToBindingQuarkList(string, bindings_return, quarks_return)
          char *string;
          XrmBindingList bindings_return;
          XrmQuarkList quarks_return;

ARGUMENTS
     bindings_return
               Returns the binding list.

     quark     Specifies the quark for which the equivalent string is desired.

     quarks_return
               Returns the list of quarks.

     string    Specifies the string for which a quark is to be allocated.

DESCRIPTION
     The XrmUniqueQuark function allocates a quark that is guaranteed not to
     represent any string that is known to the resource manager.

     These functions can be used to convert to and from quark representations.
     The string pointed to by the return value must not be modified or freed.
     If no string exists for that quark, XrmQuarkToString returns NULL.

     The XrmQuarkToString function converts the specified resource quark
     representation back to a string.

     The XrmStringToQuarkList function converts the null-terminated string
     (generally a fully qualified name) to a list of quarks.  The components
     of the string are separated by a period or asterisk character.

     A binding list is a list of type XrmBindingList and indicates if

     components of name or class lists are bound tightly or loosely (that is,
     if wildcarding of intermediate components is specified).

     typedef enum {XrmBindTightly, XrmBindLoosely} XrmBinding, *XrmBindingList;

     XrmBindTightly indicates that a period separates the components, and
     XrmBindLoosely indicates that an asterisk separates the components.

     The XrmStringToBindingQuarkList function converts the specified string to
     a binding list and a quark list.  Component names in the list are
     separated by a period or an asterisk character.  If the string does not
     start with period or asterisk, a period is assumed.  For example,
     ``*a.b*c'' becomes:

     quarks a       b      c
     bindings       loose  tightloose

SEE ALSO
     XrmGetResource(3X11), XrmInitialize(3X11), XrmMergeDatabases(3X11),
     XrmPutResource(3X11)
     Xlib - C Language X Interface