XkbGetNames(3)                   XKB FUNCTIONS                  XkbGetNames(3)

NAME
       XkbGetNames - Obtain symbolic names from the server

SYNOPSIS
       Status XkbGetNames (Display *dpy, unsigned int which, XkbDescPtr xkb);

ARGUMENTS
       dpy    connection to the X server

       which  mask of names or map components to be updated

       xkb    keyboard description to be updated

DESCRIPTION
       XkbGetNames retrieves symbolic names for the components of the keyboard
       extension from the X server. The which parameter specifies the name
       components to be updated in the xkb parameter, and is the bitwise
       inclusive OR of the valid names mask bits defined in Table 1.



                                 Table 1 Symbolic Names Masks
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Mask Bit                 Value      Keyboard     Field
                                           Component
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       XkbKeycodesNameMask      (1<<0)     Xkb->names   keycodes
       XkbGeometryNameMask      (1<<1)     Xkb->names   geometry
       XkbSymbolsNameMask       (1<<2)     Xkb->names   symbols
       XkbPhysSymbolsNameMask   (1<<3)     Xkb->names   phys_symbols
       XkbTypesNameMask         (1<<4)     Xkb->names   type
       XkbCompatNameMask        (1<<5)     Xkb->names   compat
       XkbKeyTypeNamesMask      (1<<6)     Xkb->map     type[*].name
       XkbKTLevelNamesMask      (1<<7)     Xkb->map     type[*].lvl_names[*]
       XkbIndicatorNamesMask    (1<<8)     Xkb->names   indicators[*]
       XkbKeyNamesMask          (1<<9)     Xkb->names   keys[*], num_keys
       XkbKeyAliasesMask        (1<<10)    Xkb->names   key_aliases[*], num_key_aliases
       XkbVirtualModNamesMask   (1<<11)    Xkb->names   vmods[*]
       XkbGroupNamesMask        (1<<12)    Xkb->names   groups[*]
       XkbRGNamesMask           (1<<13)    Xkb->names   radio_groups[*], num_rg
       XkbComponentNamesMask    (0x3f)     Xkb->names   keycodes,
                                                        geometry,
                                                        symbols,
                                                        physical symbols,
                                                        types, and
                                                        compatibility map
       XkbAllNamesMask          (0x3fff)   Xkb->names   all name components

       If the names field of the keyboard description xkb is NULL, XkbGetNames
       allocates and initializes the names component of the keyboard
       description before obtaining the values specified by which.  If the
       names field of xkb is not NULL, XkbGetNames obtains the values
       specified by which and copies them into the keyboard description Xkb.

       If the map component of the xkb parameter is NULL, XkbGetNames does not
       retrieve type or shift level names, even if XkbKeyTypeNamesMask or
       XkbKTLevelNamesMask are set in which.

       XkbGetNames can return Success, or BadAlloc, BadLength, BadMatch, and
       BadImplementation errors.

       To free symbolic names, use XkbFreeNames.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadAlloc       Unable to allocate storage

       BadImplementation
                      Invalid reply from server

       BadLength      The length of a request is shorter or longer than that
                      required to minimally contain the arguments

       BadMatch       A compatible version of Xkb was not available in the
                      server or an argument has correct type and range, but is
                      otherwise invalid

SEE ALSO
       XkbFreeNames(3)


X Version 11                     libX11 1.8.9                   XkbGetNames(3)