XGetVisualInfo(3X11) XLIB FUNCTIONS XGetVisualInfo(3X11)NAME
XGetVisualInfo, XMatchVisualInfo, XVisualIDFromVisual,
XVisualInfo - obtain visual information and visual struc-
ture
SYNTAXXVisualInfo *XGetVisualInfo(display, vinfo_mask,
vinfo_template, nitems_return)
Display *display;
long vinfo_mask;
XVisualInfo *vinfo_template;
int *nitems_return;
Status XMatchVisualInfo(display, screen, depth, class,
vinfo_return)
Display *display;
int screen;
int depth;
int class;
XVisualInfo *vinfo_return;
VisualID XVisualIDFromVisual(visual)
Visual *visual;
ARGUMENTS
class Specifies the class of the screen.
depth Specifies the depth of the screen.
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
nitems_return
Returns the number of matching visual struc-
tures.
screen Specifies the screen.
visual Specifies the visual type.
vinfo_mask
Specifies the visual mask value.
vinfo_return
Returns the matched visual information.
vinfo_template
Specifies the visual attributes that are to be
used in matching the visual structures.
DESCRIPTION
The XGetVisualInfo function returns a list of visual
structures that have attributes equal to the attributes
specified by vinfo_template. If no visual structures
match the template using the specified vinfo_mask,
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XGetVisualInfo(3X11) XLIB FUNCTIONS XGetVisualInfo(3X11)
XGetVisualInfo returns a NULL. To free the data returned
by this function, use XFree.
The XMatchVisualInfo function returns the visual informa-
tion for a visual that matches the specified depth and
class for a screen. Because multiple visuals that match
the specified depth and class can exist, the exact visual
chosen is undefined. If a visual is found, XMatchVisual-
Info returns nonzero and the information on the visual to
vinfo_return. Otherwise, when a visual is not found,
XMatchVisualInfo returns zero.
The XVisualIDFromVisual function returns the visual ID for
the specified visual type.
STRUCTURES
The XVisualInfo structure contains:
/* Visual information mask bits */
#define VisualNoMask 0x0
#define VisualIDMask 0x1
#define VisualScreenMask 0x2
#define VisualDepthMask 0x4
#define VisualClassMask 0x8
#define VisualRedMaskMask 0x10
#define VisualGreenMaskMask 0x20
#define VisualBlueMaskMask 0x40
#define VisualColormapSizeMask 0x80
#define VisualBitsPerRGBMask 0x100
#define VisualAllMask 0x1FF
/* Values */
typedef struct {
Visual *visual;
VisualID visualid;
int screen;
unsigned int depth;
int class;
unsigned long red_mask;
unsigned long green_mask;
unsigned long blue_mask;
int colormap_size;
int bits_per_rgb;
} XVisualInfo;
SEE ALSOXFree(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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