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NAME

       XmTextGetSelection  —  A  Text function that retrieves the value of the
       primary selection

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/Text.h>
       char * XmTextGetSelection(
       Widget widget);

DESCRIPTION

       XmTextGetSelection retrieves the value of  the  primary  selection.  It
       returns  a  NULL  pointer  if  no  text  is selected in the widget. The
       application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with  the
       string by calling XtFree.

       widget    Specifies the Text widget ID

       For  a  complete  definition  of Text and its associated resources, see
       XmText(3).

RETURN

       Returns a character pointer to the string that is associated  with  the
       primary selection.

RELATED

       XmText(3) and XmTextGetSelectionWcs(3).

                                              XmTextGetSelection(library call)