XGetAtomName(3X) XLIB FUNCTIONS XGetAtomName(3X)NAMEXGetAtomName - returns the name associated with the specified atom
SYNTAX
P char *XGetAtomName(display, atom)
Display *display;
Atom atom;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
atom Specifies the atom for the property name you want returned.
DESCRIPTION
The XGetAtomName function returns the name associated with the speciā
fied atom. If the data returned by the server is in the Latin Portable
Character Encoding, then the returned string is in the Host Portable
Character Encoding. Otherwise, the result is implementation dependent.
To free the resulting string, call XFree.
XGetAtomName can generate a BadAtom error.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadAlloc The server failed to allocate the requested resource or
server memory.
BadAtom A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.
BadValue Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted
by the request. Unless a specific range is specified for an
argument, the full range defined by the argument's type is
accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can
generate this error.
SEE ALSOXInternAtom(3X), XInternAtoms(3X), XGetAtomNames(3X)X Version 11 Release 6 XGetAtomName(3X)