Name

DwtSTextGetSelection − Retrieves the global selection, if any, currently highlighted in the simple text widget. 

Syntax

     char *DwtSTextGetSelection(widget)
     Widget widget;

Arguments

widgetSpecifies the widget ID. 

Description

The DwtSTextGetSelection function retrieves the text currently highlighted (selected) in the simple text widget.  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. 

Return Value

This function returns the text currently highlighted on the screen. 

See Also

DwtSText (3Dwt), DwtSTextGetString (3Dwt), DwtSTextSetEditable (3Dwt), DwtSTextGetMaxLength (3Dwt), DwtSTextGetMaxLength (3Dwt), DwtSTextSetSelection (3Dwt), DwtSTextClearSelection (3Dwt)
Guide to the XUI Toolkit: C Language Binding
Guide to the XUI Toolkit Intrinsics: C Language Binding