xcb\_get\_selection\_owner(3) XCB Requests xcb\_get\_selection\_owner(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

xcb\_get\_selection\_owner - Gets the owner of a selection

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**#include <xcb/xproto.h>**

## [Request function](#Request_function)

xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_cookie\_t **xcb\_get\_selection\_owner**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_atom\_t *selection*);

## [Reply datastructure](#Reply_datastructure)

```
typedef struct xcb_get_selection_owner_reply_t {


    uint8_t      response_type;


    uint8_t      pad0;


    uint16_t     sequence;


    uint32_t     length;


    xcb_window_t owner;
} xcb_get_selection_owner_reply_t;
```

## [Reply function](#Reply_function)

xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_reply\_t \***xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_reply**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_cookie\_t *cookie*, xcb\_generic\_error\_t \*\**e*);

# [REQUEST ARGUMENTS](#REQUEST_ARGUMENTS)

[*conn*](#conn)

The XCB connection to X11.

[*selection*](#selection)

The selection.

# [REPLY FIELDS](#REPLY_FIELDS)

[*response\_type*](#response_type)

The type of this reply, in this case *XCB\_GET\_SELECTION\_OWNER*. This field is also present in the *xcb\_generic\_reply\_t* and can be used to tell replies apart from each other.

[*sequence*](#sequence)

The sequence number of the last request processed by the X11 server.

[*length*](#length)

The length of the reply, in words (a word is 4 bytes).

[*owner*](#owner)

The current selection owner window.

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Gets the owner of the specified selection.

TODO: briefly explain what a selection is.

# [RETURN VALUE](#RETURN_VALUE)

Returns an *xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_cookie\_t*. Errors have to be handled when calling the reply function *xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_reply*.

If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use *xcb\_get\_selection\_owner\_unchecked*. See [**xcb-requests(3)**](/man/os/libxcb/xcb-requests.3) for details.

# [ERRORS](#ERRORS)

[*xcb\_atom\_error\_t*](#xcb_atom_error_t)

*selection* does not refer to a valid atom.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**xcb-requests**(3)](/man/os/libxcb/xcb-requests.3), [**xcb\_set\_selection\_owner**(3)](/man/os/libxcb/xcb_set_selection_owner.3)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Generated from xproto.xml. Contact xcb@lists.freedesktop.org for corrections and improvements.

libxcb 1.17.0 X Version 11

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Document: xcb_get_selection_owner_unchecked(3) from libxcb 1.17.0-r17 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb.git