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XmGetAtomName(3X)  —  Subroutines

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NAME

XmGetAtomName − A function that returns the string representation for an atom

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
#include <Xm/AtomMgr.h> String XmGetAtomName (display, atom)
        Display ∗ display;
        Atom atom;

DESCRIPTION

XmGetAtomName returns the string representation for an atom. It mirrors the Xlib interfaces for atom management but provides client-side caching.  When and where caching is provided in Xlib, the routines will become pseudonyms for the Xlib routines. 

display
Specifies the connection to the X server

atom
Specifies the atom for the property name you want returned

RETURN VALUE

Returns a string. 

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