XOpenIM(3X11) X11R5 XOpenIM(3X11)NAME
XOpenIM, XCloseIM, XGetIMValues, XDisplayOfIM, XLocaleOfIM - open,
close, and obtain input method information
SYNTAX
XIM XOpenIM(display, db, res_name, res_class)
Display *display;
XrmDataBase db;
char *res_name;
char *res_class;
Status XCloseIM(im)
XIM im;
char * XGetIMValues(im, ...)
XIM im;
Display * XDisplayOfIM(im)
XIM im;
char * XLocaleOfIM(im)
XIM im;
ARGUMENTS
db Specifies a pointer to the resource database.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
im Specifies the input method.
res_class Specifies the full class name of the application.
res_name Specifies the full resource name of the application.
... Specifies the variable length argument list to get XIM val‐
ues.
DESCRIPTION
The function opens an input method, matching the current locale and
modifiers specification. Current locale and modifiers are bound to the
input method at opening time. The locale associated with an input
method cannot be changed dynamically. This implies the strings
returned by or for any input context affiliated with a given input
method, will be encoded in the locale current at the time input method
is opened.
The specific input method to which this call will be routed is identi‐
fied on the basis of the current locale. will identify a default input
method corresponding to the current locale. That default can be modi‐
fied using for the input method modifier.
The db argument is the resource database to be used by the input method
for looking up resources that are private to the input method. It is
not intended that this database be used to look up values that can be
set as IC values in an input context. If db is NULL, no data base is
passed to the input method.
The res_name and res_class arguments specify the resource name and
class of the application. They are intended to be used as prefixes by
the input method when looking up resources that are common to all input
contexts that may be created for this input method. The characters
used for resource names and classes must be in the X portable character
set. The resources looked up are not fully specified if res_name or
res_class is NULL.
The res_name and res_class arguments are not assumed to exist beyond
the call to The specified resource database is assumed to exist for the
lifetime of the input method.
returns NULL if no input method could be opened.
The function closes the specified input method.
The function presents a variable argument list programming interface
for querying properties or features of the specified input method.
This function returns NULL if it succeeds; otherwise, it returns the
name of the first argument that could not be obtained.
Only one standard argument is defined by Xlib: which must be used to
query about input styles supported by the input method.
A client should always query the input method to determine which styles
are supported. The client should then find an input style it is capa‐
ble of supporting.
If the client cannot find an input style that it can support it should
negotiate with the user the continuation of the program (exit, choose
another input method, and so on).
The argument value must be a pointer to a location where the returned
value will be stored. The returned value is a pointer to a structure
of type Clients are responsible for freeing the data structure. To do
so, use
The function returns the display associated with the specified input
method.
The returns the locale associated with the specified input method.
SEE ALSOXCreateIC(3X11), XSetICFocus(3X11), XSetICValues(3X11), XmbRe‐
setIC(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
XOpenIM(3X11)
