XkbKeySymEntry(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbKeySymEntry(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

XkbKeySymEntry - Returns the keysym corresponding to shift level *shift* and group *grp* from the two-dimensional array of keysyms for the key corresponding to *keycode*

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**KeySym XkbKeySymEntry** **(XkbDescPtr xkb,** **KeyCode keycode,** **int shift,** **int grp);**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[*xkb*](#xkb)

Xkb description of interest

[*keycode*](#keycode)

keycode of interest

[*shift*](#shift)

shift level of interest

[*grp*](#grp)

group of interest

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The key width and number of groups associated with a key are used to form a small two-dimensional array of KeySyms for a key. This array may be different sizes for different keys. The array for a single key is stored as a linear list, in row-major order. The arrays for all of the keys are stored in the *syms* field of the client map. There is one row for each group associated with a key and one column for each level. The index corresponding to a given group and shift level is computed as:

```


     idx = group_index * key_width + shift_level
```

The *offset* field of the *key\_sym\_map* entry for a key is used to access the beginning of the array.

*XkbKeySymEntry* returns the keysym corresponding to shift level *shift* and group *grp* from the two-dimensional array of keysyms for the key corresponding to *keycode.*

libX11 1.8.14 X Version 11

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Document: XkbKeySymEntry(3) from libx11 1.8.14-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11.git