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xcb_get_window_attributes(3) XCB Requests xcb_get_window_attributes(3)

NAME

xcb_get_window_attributes - Gets window attributes

SYNOPSIS

#include <xcb/xproto.h>

Request function

xcb_get_window_attributes_cookie_t xcb_get_window_attributes(xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_window_t window);

Reply datastructure

typedef struct xcb_get_window_attributes_reply_t {

uint8_t response_type;
uint8_t backing_store;
uint16_t sequence;
uint32_t length;
xcb_visualid_t visual;
uint16_t _class;
uint8_t bit_gravity;
uint8_t win_gravity;
uint32_t backing_planes;
uint32_t backing_pixel;
uint8_t save_under;
uint8_t map_is_installed;
uint8_t map_state;
uint8_t override_redirect;
xcb_colormap_t colormap;
uint32_t all_event_masks;
uint32_t your_event_mask;
uint16_t do_not_propagate_mask;
uint8_t pad0[2]; } xcb_get_window_attributes_reply_t;

Reply function

xcb_get_window_attributes_reply_t *xcb_get_window_attributes_reply(xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_get_window_attributes_cookie_t cookie, xcb_generic_error_t **e);

REQUEST ARGUMENTS

The XCB connection to X11.
The window to get the attributes from.

REPLY FIELDS

The type of this reply, in this case XCB_GET_WINDOW_ATTRIBUTES. This field is also present in the xcb_generic_reply_t and can be used to tell replies apart from each other.
The sequence number of the last request processed by the X11 server.
The length of the reply, in words (a word is 4 bytes).
One of the following values:
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

The associated visual structure of window.
_class
One of the following values:
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

One of the following values:
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

One of the following values:
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

Planes to be preserved if possible.
Value to be used when restoring planes.
Boolean, should bits under be saved?
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
One of the following values:
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.
TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

Window managers should ignore this window if override_redirect is 1.
Color map to be associated with window.
Set of events all people have interest in.
My event mask.
Set of events that should not propagate.

DESCRIPTION

Gets the current attributes for the specified window.

RETURN VALUE

Returns an xcb_get_window_attributes_cookie_t. Errors have to be handled when calling the reply function xcb_get_window_attributes_reply.

If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use xcb_get_window_attributes_unchecked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.

ERRORS

TODO: reasons?
The specified window does not exist.

SEE ALSO

xcb-requests(3)

AUTHOR

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