xmtextgetselectionposition(3)

NAME

XmTextGetSelectionPosition -- A Text function that accesses the position of the primary selection

#include <Xm/Text.h>
Boolean XmTextGetSelectionPosition(
Widget widget,
XmTextPosition *left,
XmTextPosition *right);

XmTextGetSelectionPosition accesses the left and right position of the primary selection in the text buffer of the Text widget.

widget Specifies the Text widget ID

left Specifies the pointer in which the position of the left: boundary of the primary selection is returned. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0 (zero).
right Specifies the pointer in which the position of the right: boundary of the primary selection is returned. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0 (zero).
For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3).

This function returns True if the widget owns the primary selection;
otherwise, it returns False.