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XmConvertStringToUnits(library call)      XmConvertStringToUnits(library call)




NAME

       XmConvertStringToUnits  -- A function that converts a string specifica-
       tion to a unit value


SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/Xm.h>
       int XmConvertStringToUnits(
       Screen *screen,
       String spec,
       int orientation,
       int to_type,
       XtEnum *parse_error);


DESCRIPTION

       XmConvertStringToUnits  converts  a  string  specification  value   and
       returns  the  converted  value  as  the return value from the function.
       This function uses the specified screen's  resolution  to  compute  the
       number of units for the string specification.

       screen    Specifies  the  screen whose resolution is to be used for the
                 computation.

       spec      Specifies the string, in <floating value><unit> format, to be
                 converted.

       orientation
                 Specifies whether the converter uses the horizontal or verti-
                 cal screen resolution when  performing  the  conversion.  The
                 orientation  parameter  can  have  values  of XmHORIZONTAL or
                 XmVERTICAL.

       to_type   Converts the value to the unit type specified.  Refer to  the
                 XmNunitType  resource of the XmGadget, XmManager, or XmPrimi-
                 tive reference page.  This parameter can have one of the fol-
                 lowing values:

                 XmPIXELS  The returned value will be the number of pixels.

                 XmMILLIMETERS
                           The  returned  value will be the number of millime-
                           ters.

                 Xm100TH_MILLIMETERS
                           The returned values will be  the  number  of  1/100
                           millimeters.

                 XmCENTIMETERS
                           The  returned values will be the number of centime-
                           ters.

                 XmINCHES  The returned values will be the number of inches.

                 Xm1000TH_INCHES
                           The returned values will be  the  number  of  1/100
                           inches.

                 XmPOINTS  The  returned  values will be the number of points.
                           A point is a text processing unit defined  as  1/72
                           of an inch.

                 Xm100TH_POINTS
                           The  returned  values  will  be the number of 1/100
                           points.

                 XmFONT_UNITS
                           All values provided to the widget  are  treated  as
                           font units. A font unit has horizontal and vertical
                           components.  These are the values of  the  XmScreen
                           resources  XmNhorizontalFontUnit  and  XmNvertical-
                           FontUnit.

                 Xm100TH_FONT_UNITS
                           All values provided to the widget  are  treated  as
                           1/100  of  a font unit.  A font unit has horizontal
                           and vertical components.  These are the  values  of
                           the  XmScreen  resources  XmNhorizontalFontUnit and
                           XmNverticalFontUnit.

       parse_error
                 Specifies if a parsing error occurred. This is set to a value
                 of True indicates that an error occurred, a value of False to
                 indicate no error.


RETURN

       Returns the converted value.  If a NULL screen, incorrect  orientation,
       or  incorrect  unit_type is supplied as parameter data, or if a parsing
       error occurred, 0 (zero) is returned.


RELATED

       XmConvertUnits(3), XmSetFontUnits(3), and XmScreen(3).



                                          XmConvertStringToUnits(library call)

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