Name

XtAppAddTimeOut, XtRemoveTimeOut − register and remove timeouts

Syntax

XtIntervalId XtAppAddTimeOut(app_context, interval, proc, client_data)
   XtAppContext app_context;
   unsigned long interval;
   XtTimerCallbackProc proc;
   XtPointer client_data;

void XtRemoveTimeOut(timer)
   XtIntervalId timer;

Arguments

app_contextSpecifies the application context for which the timer is to be set. 

client_dataSpecifies the argument that is to be passed to the specified procedure when . 

intervalSpecifies the time interval in milliseconds. 

procSpecifies the procedure that is to be called when time expires. 

timerSpecifies the ID for the timeout request to be destroyed. 

Description

The XtAppAddTimeOut function creates a timeout and returns an identifier for it. The timeout value is set to interval. The callback procedure is called when the time interval elapses, and then the timeout is removed.

The XtRemoveTimeOut function removes the timeout. Note that timeouts are automatically removed once they trigger.

See Also

XtAppAddInput(3Xt)
X Window System Toolkit: The Complete Programmer’s Guide and Specification, Paul J. Asente and Ralph Swick
X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys