1Tk_GetSelection(3) Tk Library Procedures Tk_GetSelection(3)
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8 Tk_GetSelection - retrieve the contents of a selection
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11 #include <tk.h>
12 int
14 Tk_GetSelection(interp, tkwin, selection, target, proc, clientData)
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17 Tcl_Interp *interp (in) Interpreter to use for reporting
18 errors.
19 Tk_Window tkwin (in) Window on whose behalf to
21 retrieve the selection (deter‐
22 mines display from which to
23 retrieve).
24 Atom selection (in) The name of the selection to be
26 retrieved.
27 Atom target (in) Form in which to retrieve selec‐
29 tion.
30 Tk_GetSelProc *proc (in) Procedure to invoke to process
32 pieces of the selection as they
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34 ClientData clientData (in) Arbitrary one-word value to pass
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41 Tk_GetSelection retrieves the selection specified by the atom selection
42 in the format specified by target. The selection may actually be
43 retrieved in several pieces; as each piece is retrieved, proc is called
44 to process the piece. Proc should have arguments and result that match
45 the type Tk_GetSelProc:
46 typedef int Tk_GetSelProc(
47 ClientData clientData,
48 Tcl_Interp *interp,
49 char *portion);
50 The clientData and interp parameters to proc will be copies of the cor‐
51 responding arguments to Tk_GetSelection. Portion will be a pointer to
52 a string containing part or all of the selection. For large selec‐
53 tions, proc will be called several times with successive portions of
54 the selection. The X Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual
55 allows a selection to be returned in formats other than strings, e.g.
56 as an array of atoms or integers. If this happens, Tk converts the
57 selection back into a string before calling proc. If a selection is
58 returned as an array of atoms, Tk converts it to a string containing
59 the atom names separated by white space. For any other format besides
60 string, Tk converts a selection to a string containing hexadecimal val‐
61 ues separated by white space.
62 Tk_GetSelection returns to its caller when the selection has been com‐
64 pletely retrieved and processed by proc, or when a fatal error has
65 occurred (e.g. the selection owner didn't respond promptly). Tk_GetSe‐
66 lection normally returns TCL_OK; if an error occurs, it returns
67 TCL_ERROR and leaves an error message in interp->result. Proc should
68 also return either TCL_OK or TCL_ERROR. If proc encounters an error in
69 dealing with the selection, it should leave an error message in
70 interp->result and return TCL_ERROR; this will abort the selection
71 retrieval.
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75 format, get, selection retrieval
76Tk 4.0 Tk_GetSelection(3)