XmCvtStringToUnitType - Man Page

A function that converts a string to a unit-type value

Synopsis

#include <Xm/Xm​.h>
void XmCvtStringToUnitType(
XrmValuePtr args,
Cardinal * num_args,
XrmValue * from_val,
XrmValue * to_val);

Description

XmCvtStringToUnitType converts a string to a unit type​. Refer to the reference pages for XmGadget, XmManager, or XmPrimitive for a description of the valid unit types​. Use of this function as a resource converter is obsolete​. It has been replaced by a new resource converter that uses the RepType facility​.

args

Specifies a list of additional XrmValue arguments to the converter if additional context is needed to perform the conversion​. For example, the string-to-font converter needs the widget​'s screen and the string-to-pixel converter needs the widget​'s screen and color map​. This argument is often NULL​.

num_args

Specifies the number of additional XrmValue arguments​. This argument is often zero​.

from_val

Specifies the value to convert

to_val

Specifies the descriptor to use to return the converted value