XmGetAtomName - Man Page

A function that returns the string representation for an atom

Synopsis

#include <Xm/Xm​.h>
#include <Xm/AtomMgr​.h>
String XmGetAtomName(
Display * display,
Atom atom);

Description

XmGetAtomName returns the string representation for an atom​. It mirrors the Xlib interfaces for atom management but provides client-side caching​. When and where caching is provided in Xlib, the routines will become pseudonyms for the Xlib routines​.

display

Specifies the connection to the X server

atom

Specifies the atom for the property name you want returned

Return

Returns a string​. The function allocates space to hold the returned string​. The application is responsible for managing the allocated space​. The application can recover the allocated space by calling XFree​.