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xcb_set_selection_owner
Section: XCB Requests (3)Updated: libxcb 1.12
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NAME
xcb_set_selection_owner - Sets the owner of a selectionSYNOPSIS
#include <xcb/xproto.h>Request function
- xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_set_selection_owner(xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_window_t owner, xcb_atom_t selection, xcb_timestamp_t time);
REQUEST ARGUMENTS
- conn
- The XCB connection to X11.
- owner
-
The new owner of the selection.
The special value XCB_NONE means that the selection will have no owner.
- selection
- The selection.
- time
-
Timestamp to avoid race conditions when running X over the network.
The selection will not be changed if time is earlier than the current last-change time of the selection or is later than the current X server time. Otherwise, the last-change time is set to the specified time.
The special value XCB_CURRENT_TIME will be replaced with the current server time.
DESCRIPTION
Makes window the owner of the selection selection and updates the last-change time of the specified selection.TODO: briefly explain what a selection is.
RETURN VALUE
Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in the event loop.If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead, use xcb_set_selection_owner_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.
ERRORS
- xcb_atom_error_t
- selection does not refer to a valid atom.
SEE ALSO
xcb-requests(3), xcb_set_selection_owner(3)AUTHOR
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