XkbLookupKeySym(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbLookupKeySym(3)
NAME
XkbLookupKeySym - Find the symbol associated with a key for a particular
state
SYNOPSIS
Bool XkbLookupKeySym (Display *dpy, KeyCode key, unsigned int state, un-
signed int *mods_rtrn, KeySym *sym_rtrn);
ARGUMENTS
dpy connection to X server
key key for which symbols are to be found
state state for which symbol should be found
mods_rtrn
backfilled with consumed modifiers
sym_rtrn
backfilled with symbol associated with key + state
DESCRIPTION
XkbLookupKeySym is the equivalent of the core XLookupKeySym function.
For the core keyboard, given a keycode key and an Xkb state state, Xk-
bLookupKeySym returns the symbol associated with the key in sym_rtrn and
the list of modifiers that should still be applied in mods_rtrn. The
state parameter is the state from a KeyPress or KeyRelease event. Xk-
bLookupKeySym returns True if it succeeds.
SEE ALSO
XLookupKeySym(3)
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XkbLookupKeySym(3)
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