This manual page is for Mac OS X version 10.6.3

If you are running a different version of Mac OS X, view the documentation locally:

  • In Terminal, using the man(1) command

Reading manual pages

Manual pages are intended as a quick reference for people who already understand a technology.

  • For more information about the manual page format, see the manual page for manpages(5).

  • For more information about this technology, look for other documentation in the Apple Reference Library.

  • For general information about writing shell scripts, read Shell Scripting Primer.



XSetCommand(3)                                 XLIB FUNCTIONS                                 XSetCommand(3)



NAME
       XSetCommand, XGetCommand - set or read a window's WM_COMMAND property

SYNTAX
       int XSetCommand(Display *display, Window w, char **argv, int argc);

       Status XGetCommand(Display *display, Window w, char ***argv_return, int *argc_return);

ARGUMENTS
       argc      Specifies the number of arguments.

       argc_return
                 Returns the number of arguments returned.

       argv      Specifies the application's argument list.

       argv_return
                 Returns the application's argument list.

       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       w         Specifies the window.

DESCRIPTION
       The XSetCommand function sets the command and arguments used to invoke the application.  (Typically,
       argv is the argv array of your main program.)  If the strings are not in the Host Portable Character
       Encoding, the result is implementation-dependent.

       XSetCommand can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow errors.

       The XGetCommand function reads the WM_COMMAND property from the specified window and returns a string
       list.  If the WM_COMMAND property exists, it is of type STRING and format 8.  If sufficient memory
       can be allocated to contain the string list, XGetCommand fills in the argv_return and argc_return
       arguments and returns a nonzero status.  Otherwise, or if any other error is encountered, it returns
       a zero status.  If the data returned by the server is in the Latin Portable Character Encoding, then
       the returned strings are in the Host Portable Character Encoding.  Otherwise, the result is implemen-tation-dependent. implementation-dependent.
       tation-dependent.  To free the memory allocated to the string list, use XFreeStringList.

PROPERTIES
       WM_COMMAND
                 The command and arguments, null-separated, used to invoke the application.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadAlloc  The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.

       BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

SEE ALSO
       XAllocClassHint(3X11), XAllocIconSize(3X11), XAllocSizeHints(3X11), XAllocWMHints(3X11), XSetTran-sientForHint(3X11), XSetTransientForHint(3X11),
       sientForHint(3X11), XSetTextProperty(3X11), XSetWMClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3X11),
       XSetWMIconName(3X11), XSetWMName(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11), XSetWMProtocols(3X11), XStringListTo-TextProperty(3X11) XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)
       TextProperty(3X11)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface



X Version 11                                    libX11 1.2.1                                  XSetCommand(3)

Reporting Problems

The way to report a problem with this manual page depends on the type of problem:

Content errors
Report errors in the content of this documentation with the feedback links below.
Bug reports
Report bugs in the functionality of the described tool or API through Bug Reporter.
Formatting problems
Report formatting mistakes in the online version of these pages with the feedback links below.

Did this document help you? Yes It's good, but... Not helpful...