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.TH XrmGetResource __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "XLIB FUNCTIONS"
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.SH NAME
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XrmGetResource, XrmQGetResource, XrmQGetSearchList, XrmQGetSearchResource \- retrieve database resources and search lists
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.SH SYNTAX
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.HP
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#include <X11/Xresource.h>
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.HP
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Bool XrmGetResource\^(\^XrmDatabase \fIdatabase\fP\^, char *\fIstr_name\fP\^,
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char *\fIstr_class\fP\^, char **\fIstr_type_return\fP\^, XrmValue
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*\fIvalue_return\fP\^);
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.HP
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Bool XrmQGetResource\^(\^XrmDatabase \fIdatabase\fP\^, XrmNameList
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\fIquark_name\fP\^, XrmClassList \fIquark_class\fP\^, XrmRepresentation
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*\fIquark_type_return\fP\^, XrmValue *\fIvalue_return\fP\^);
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.HP
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typedef XrmHashTable *XrmSearchList;
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.sp
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Bool XrmQGetSearchList\^(\^XrmDatabase \fIdatabase\fP\^, XrmNameList
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\fInames\fP\^, XrmClassList \fIclasses\fP\^, XrmSearchList
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\fIlist_return\fP\^, int \fIlist_length\fP\^);
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.HP
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Bool XrmQGetSearchResource\^(\^XrmSearchList \fIlist\fP\^, XrmName
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\fIname\fP\^, XrmClass \fIclass\fP\^, XrmRepresentation *\fItype_return\fP\^,
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XrmValue *\fIvalue_return\fP\^);
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.SH ARGUMENTS
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.IP \fIclass\fP 1i
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Specifies the resource class.
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.IP \fIclasses\fP 1i
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Specifies a list of resource classes.
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.IP \fIdatabase\fP 1i
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Specifies the database that is to be used.
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.IP \fIlist\fP 1i
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Specifies the search list returned by
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchList .
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.IP \fIlist_length\fP 1i
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Specifies the number of entries (not the byte size) allocated for list_return.
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.IP \fIlist_return\fP 1i
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Returns a search list for further use.
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.IP \fIname\fP 1i
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Specifies the resource name.
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.IP \fInames\fP 1i
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Specifies a list of resource names.
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.IP \fIquark_class\fP 1i
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Specifies the fully qualified class of the value being retrieved (as a quark).
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.IP \fIquark_name\fP 1i
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Specifies the fully qualified name of the value being retrieved (as a quark).
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.IP \fIquark_type_return\fP 1i
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Returns the representation type of the destination (as a quark).
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.IP \fIstr_class\fP 1i
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Specifies the fully qualified class of the value being retrieved (as a string).
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.IP \fIstr_name\fP 1i
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Specifies the fully qualified name of the value being retrieved (as a string).
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.IP \fIstr_type_return\fP 1i
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Returns the representation type of the destination (as a string).
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.IP \fItype_return\fP 1i
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Returns data representation type.
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.IP \fIvalue_return\fP 1i
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Returns the value in the database.
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.ZN XrmGetResource
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and
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.ZN XrmQGetResource
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functions retrieve a resource from the specified database.
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Both take a fully qualified name/class pair, a destination
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resource representation, and the address of a value
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(size/address pair).
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The value and returned type point into database memory;
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therefore, you must not modify the data.
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.LP
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The database only frees or overwrites entries on
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.ZN XrmPutResource ,
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.ZN XrmQPutResource ,
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or
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.ZN XrmMergeDatabases .
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A client that is not storing new values into the database or
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is not merging the database should be safe using the address passed
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back at any time until it exits.
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If a resource was found, both
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.ZN XrmGetResource
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and
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.ZN XrmQGetResource
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return
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.ZN True ;
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otherwise, they return
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.ZN False .
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.LP
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The
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchList
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function takes a list of names and classes
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and returns a list of database levels where a match might occur.
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The returned list is in best-to-worst order and
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uses the same algorithm as
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.ZN XrmGetResource
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for determining precedence.
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If list_return was large enough for the search list,
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchList
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returns
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.ZN True ;
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otherwise, it returns
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.ZN False .
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.LP
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The size of the search list that the caller must allocate is
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dependent upon the number of levels and wildcards in the resource specifiers
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that are stored in the database.
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The worst case length is %3 sup n%,
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where \fIn\fP is the number of name or class components in names or classes.
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.LP
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When using
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchList
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followed by multiple probes for resources with a common name and class prefix,
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only the common prefix should be specified in the name and class list to
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchList .
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.LP
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The
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchResource
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function searches the specified database levels for the resource
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that is fully identified by the specified name and class.
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The search stops with the first match.
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchResource
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returns
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.ZN True
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if the resource was found;
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otherwise, it returns
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.ZN False .
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.LP
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A call to
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchList
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with a name and class list containing all but the last component
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of a resource name followed by a call to
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.ZN XrmQGetSearchResource
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with the last component name and class returns the same database entry as
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.ZN XrmGetResource
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and
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.ZN XrmQGetResource
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with the fully qualified name and class.
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.SH "MATCHING RULES"
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The algorithm for determining which resource database entry
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matches a given query is the heart of the resource manager.
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All queries must fully specify the name and class of the desired resource
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(use of the characters ``*'' and ``?'' are not permitted).
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The library supports up to 100 components in a full name or class.
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Resources are stored in the database with only partially specified
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names and classes, using pattern matching constructs.
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An asterisk (*) is a loose binding and is used to represent any number
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of intervening components, including none.
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A period (.) is a tight binding and is used to separate immediately
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adjacent components.
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A question mark (?) is used to match any single component name or class.
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A database entry cannot end in a loose binding;
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the final component (which cannot be the character ``?'') must be specified.
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The lookup algorithm searches the database for the entry that most
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closely matches (is most specific for) the full name and class being queried.
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When more than one database entry matches the full name and class,
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precedence rules are used to select just one.
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.LP
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The full name and class are scanned from left to right (from highest
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level in the hierarchy to lowest), one component at a time.
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At each level, the corresponding component and/or binding of each
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matching entry is determined, and these matching components and
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bindings are compared according to precedence rules.
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Each of the rules is applied at each level before moving to the next level,
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until a rule selects a single entry over all others.
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The rules, in order of precedence, are:
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.IP 1. 5
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An entry that contains a matching component (whether name, class,
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or the character ``?'')
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takes precedence over entries that elide the level (that is, entries
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that match the level in a loose binding).
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.IP 2. 5
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An entry with a matching name takes precedence over both
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entries with a matching class and entries that match using the character ``?''.
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An entry with a matching class takes precedence over
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entries that match using the character ``?''.
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.IP 3. 5
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An entry preceded by a tight binding takes precedence over entries
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preceded by a loose binding.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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XrmInitialize(__libmansuffix__),
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XrmMergeDatabases(__libmansuffix__),
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XrmPutResource(__libmansuffix__),
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XrmUniqueQuark(__libmansuffix__)
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.br
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\fI\*(xL\fP
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