Name

XmTextFieldPosToXY(3X) — XmTextFieldPosToXY--A TextField function that accesses the x and y position of a character position XmTextFieldPosToXYTextField functions

Synopsis

#include <Xm/TextF.h>

Boolean XmTextFieldPosToXY
(widget, position, x, y)
Widget widget;
XmTextPosition position;
Position *x;
Position *y;

DESCRIPTION

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

widget 

Specifies the TextField 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 TextField and its associated resources, see XmTextField(3X).

RETURN VALUE

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

RELATED INFORMATION

XmTextField(3X).