XStringToKeysym(3X11) X11R5 XStringToKeysym(3X11)NAME
XStringToKeysym, XKeysymToString, XKeycodeToKeysym, XKeysymToKeycode-
convert keysyms
SYNTAX
KeySym XStringToKeysym(string)
char *string;
char *XKeysymToString(keysym)
KeySym keysym;
KeySym XKeycodeToKeysym(display, keycode, index)
Display *display;
KeyCode keycode;
int index;
KeyCode XKeysymToKeycode(display, keysym)
Display *display;
KeySym keysym;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
index Specifies the element of KeyCode vector.
keycode Specifies the KeyCode.
keysym Specifies the KeySym that is to be searched for or converted.
string Specifies the name of the KeySym that is to be converted.
DESCRIPTION
Standard KeySym names are obtained from by removing the XK_ prefix from
each name. KeySyms that are not part of the Xlib standard also may be
obtained with this function. Note that the set of KeySysms that are
available in this manner and the mechanisms by which Xlib obtains them
is implementation dependent.
If the keysym name is not in the Host Portable Character Encoding the
result is implementation dependent. If the specified string does not
match a valid KeySym, returns
The returned string is in a static area and must not be modified. The
returned string is in the Host Portable Character Encoding. If the
specified KeySym is not defined, returns a NULL.
The function uses internal Xlib tables and returns the KeySym defined
for the specified KeyCode and the element of the KeyCode vector. If no
symbol is defined, returns
If the specified KeySym is not defined for any KeyCode, returns zero.
SEE ALSOXLookupKeysym(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
XStringToKeysym(3X11)
