XmTextPosToXY(X3mot)

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(X3mot).

Return values

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.

References

XmText(X3mot)