xkbgetnames (3)

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NAME

XkbGetNames - Obtain symbolic names from the server

SYNOPSIS

Status XkbGetNames (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr Xkb);

ARGUMENTS

- dpy: connection to the X server
- which: mask of names or map components to be updated
- Xkb: keyboard description to be updated

DESCRIPTION

XkbGetNames retrieves symbolic names for the components of the keyboard extension from the X server. The which parameter specifies the name components to be updated in the xkb parameter, and is the bitwise inclusive OR of the valid names mask bits defined in Table 1.

Table 1 Symbolic Names Masks

Mask Bit	Value	Keyboard	Field
		Component

XkbKeycodesNameMask	(1<<0)	Xkb->names	keycodes
XkbGeometryNameMask	(1<<1)	Xkb->names	geometry
XkbSymbolsNameMask	(1<<2)	Xkb->names	symbols
XkbPhysSymbolsNameMask	(1<<3)	Xkb->names	phys_symbols
XkbTypesNameMask	(1<<4)	Xkb->names	type
XkbCompatNameMask	(1<<5)	Xkb->names	compat
XkbKeyTypeNamesMask	(1<<6)	Xkb->map	type[*].name
XkbKTLevelNamesMask	(1<<7)	Xkb->map	type[].lvl_names[]
XkbIndicatorNamesMask	(1<<8)	Xkb->names	indicators[*]
XkbKeyNamesMask	(1<<9)	Xkb->names	keys[*], num_keys
XkbKeyAliasesMask	(1<<10)	Xkb->names	key_aliases[*], num_key_aliases
XkbVirtualModNamesMask	(1<<11)	Xkb->names	vmods[*]
XkbGroupNamesMask	(1<<12)	Xkb->names	groups[*]
XkbRGNamesMask	(1<<13)	Xkb->names	radio_groups[*], num_rg
XkbComponentNamesMask	(0x3f)	Xkb->names	keycodes,
			geometry,
			symbols,
			physical symbols,
			types, and
			compatibility map
XkbAllNamesMask	(0x3fff)	Xkb->names	all name components

If the names field of the keyboard description xkb is NULL, XkbGetNames allocates and initializes the names component of the keyboard description before obtaining the values specified by which. If the names field of xkb is not NULL, XkbGetNames obtains the values specified by which and copies them into the keyboard description Xkb.

If the map component of the xkb parameter is NULL, XkbGetNames does not retrieve type or shift level names, even if XkbKeyTypeNamesMask or XkbKTLevelNamesMask are set in which.

XkbGetNames can return Success, or BadAlloc, BadLength, BadMatch, and BadImplementation errors.

To free symbolic names, use XkbFreeNames.

DIAGNOSTICS

BadAlloc: Unable to allocate storage
BadImplementation: Invalid reply from server
BadLength: The length of a request is shorter or longer than that required to minimally contain the arguments
BadMatch: A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the server or an argument has correct type and range, but is otherwise invalid