XmTextPosToXY

NAME

XmTextPosToXY - A Text function that accesses the x and y position of a character position

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Text.h>
Boolean XmTextPosToXY (widget, position, x, y)
      Widget          widget;
      XmTextPosition  position;
      Position        *x;
      Position        *y;

DESCRIPTION

XmTextPosToXY accesses the x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the Text widget, of a given character position in the text buffer.

widget

Specifies the Text widget ID

position

Specifies the character position in the text for which the x and y position is accessed. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0.

x

Specifies the pointer in which the x position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned. This value is meaningful only if the function returns True.

y

Specifies the pointer in which the y position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget, is returned. This value is meaningful only if the function returns True.

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3X).

RETURN VALUE

This function returns True if the character position is displayed in the Text widget; otherwise, it returns False, and no x or y value is returned.

RELATED INFORMATION

XmText(3X).