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XGetWindowAttributes(3) 	 XLIB FUNCTIONS 	 XGetWindowAttributes(3)

NAME
     XGetWindowAttributes,  XGetGeometry, XWindowAttributes - get current window
     attribute or geometry and current window attributes structure

SYNTAX
     Status XGetWindowAttributes(Display *display, Window  w,  XWindowAttributes
	    *window_attributes_return);

     Status  XGetGeometry(Display *display, Drawable d, Window *root_return, int
	    *x_return, int *y_return, unsigned int *width_return,  unsigned  int
	    *height_return,  unsigned  int  *border_width_return,  unsigned  int
	    *depth_return);

ARGUMENTS
     border_width_return
	       Returns the border width in pixels.

     d	       Specifies the drawable, which can be a window or a pixmap.

     depth_return
	       Returns the depth of the drawable (bits per  pixel  for	the  ob-
	       ject).

     display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

     root_return
	       Returns the root window.

     w	       Specifies the window whose current attributes you want to obtain.

     width_return
     height_return
	       Return the drawable's dimensions (width and height).

     window_attributes_return
	       Returns	the  specified window's attributes in the XWindowAttrib-
	       utes structure.

     x_return
     y_return  Return the x and y coordinates that define the  location  of  the
	       drawable.  For a window, these coordinates specify the upper-left
	       outer corner relative to its parent's origin.  For pixmaps, these
	       coordinates are always zero.

DESCRIPTION
     The  XGetWindowAttributes	function  returns the current attributes for the
     specified window to an XWindowAttributes structure.  It returns  a  nonzero
     status on success; otherwise, it returns a zero status.

     XGetWindowAttributes can generate BadDrawable and BadWindow errors.

     The  XGetGeometry function returns the root window and the current geometry
     of the drawable.  The geometry of the drawable includes the x and y coordi-
     nates, width and height, border width, and depth.	These are  described  in
     the  argument  list.   It	is legal to pass to this function a window whose
     class is InputOnly.  It returns a nonzero status on success; otherwise,  it
     returns a zero status.

STRUCTURES
     The XWindowAttributes structure contains:

     typedef struct {
	     int x, y;	     /* location of window */
	     int width, height;      /* width and height of window */
	     int border_width;	     /* border width of window */
	     int depth;      /* depth of window */
	     Visual *visual; /* the associated visual structure */
	     Window root;    /* root of screen containing window */
	     int class;      /* InputOutput, InputOnly*/
	     int bit_gravity;	     /* one of the bit gravity values */
	     int win_gravity;	     /* one of the window gravity values */
	     int backing_store;      /* NotUseful, WhenMapped, Always */
	     unsigned long backing_planes;   /* planes to be preserved if possible */
	     unsigned long backing_pixel;    /* value to be used when restoring planes */
	     Bool save_under;	     /* boolean, should bits under be saved? */
	     Colormap colormap;      /* color map to be associated with window */
	     Bool map_installed;     /* boolean, is color map currently installed*/
	     int map_state;  /* IsUnmapped, IsUnviewable, IsViewable */
	     long all_event_masks;   /* set of events all people have interest in*/
	     long your_event_mask;   /* my event mask */
	     long do_not_propagate_mask;     /* set of events that should not propagate */
	     Bool override_redirect; /* boolean value for override-redirect */
	     Screen *screen; /* back pointer to correct screen */
     } XWindowAttributes;

     The  x and y members are set to the upper-left outer corner relative to the
     parent window's origin.  The width and height members are set to the inside
     size of the window, not including the border.  The border_width  member  is
     set to the window's border width in pixels.  The depth member is set to the
     depth  of	the window (that is, bits per pixel for the object).  The visual
     member is a pointer to the screen's associated Visual structure.  The  root
     member  is set to the root window of the screen containing the window.  The
     class member is set to the window's class and can be either InputOutput  or
     InputOnly.

     The bit_gravity member is set to the window's bit gravity and can be one of
     the following:

     ForgetGravity     EastGravity
     NorthWestGrav-    SouthWestGrav-
     ity	       ity
     NorthGravity      SouthGravity
     NorthEastGrav-    SouthEastGrav-
     ity	       ity
     WestGravity       StaticGravity
     CenterGravity

     The win_gravity member is set to the window's window gravity and can be one
     of the following:

     UnmapGravity      EastGravity
     NorthWestGrav-    SouthWestGrav-
     ity	       ity
     NorthGravity      SouthGravity
     NorthEastGrav-    SouthEastGrav-
     ity	       ity
     WestGravity       StaticGravity
     CenterGravity

     For additional information on gravity, see section 3.3.

     The  backing_store  member is set to indicate how the X server should main-
     tain the contents of a window and can be WhenMapped, Always, or  NotUseful.
     The backing_planes member is set to indicate (with bits set to 1) which bit
     planes  of  the  window  hold  dynamic data that must be preserved in back-
     ing_stores and during save_unders.  The backing_pixel member is set to  in-
     dicate what values to use for planes not set in backing_planes.

     The  save_under member is set to True or False.  The colormap member is set
     to the colormap for the specified window and can be a colormap ID or  None.
     The  map_installed  member  is set to indicate whether the colormap is cur-
     rently installed and can be True or False.  The map_state member is set  to
     indicate  the  state  of the window and can be IsUnmapped, IsUnviewable, or
     IsViewable.  IsUnviewable is used if the window is mapped but some ancestor
     is unmapped.

     The all_event_masks member is set to the bitwise inclusive OR of all  event
     masks selected on the window by all clients.  The your_event_mask member is
     set to the bitwise inclusive OR of all event masks selected by the querying
     client.   The  do_not_propagate_mask member is set to the bitwise inclusive
     OR of the set of events that should not propagate.

     The override_redirect member is set to indicate whether this  window  over-
     rides  structure  control facilities and can be True or False.  Window man-
     ager clients should ignore the window if this member is True.

     The screen member is set to a screen pointer that gives you a back  pointer
     to  the correct screen.  This makes it easier to obtain the screen informa-
     tion without having to loop over the root window fields to see which  field
     matches.

DIAGNOSTICS
     BadDrawable
	       A value for a Drawable argument does not name a defined Window or
	       Pixmap.

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

SEE ALSO
     XQueryPointer(3), XQueryTree(3)
     Xlib - C Language X Interface

X Version 11			  libX11 1.8.13 	 XGetWindowAttributes(3)

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