GetProp.c   [plain text]

/* $Xorg: GetProp.c,v 1.5 2001/02/09 02:03:33 xorgcvs Exp $ */
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/* $XFree86: xc/lib/X11/GetProp.c,v 1.6 2001/12/14 19:54:01 dawes Exp $ */

#define NEED_REPLIES
#include "Xlibint.h"

int
XGetWindowProperty(dpy, w, property, offset, length, delete, 
	req_type, actual_type, actual_format, nitems, bytesafter, prop)
    register Display *dpy;
    Window w;
    Atom property;
    Bool delete;
    Atom req_type;
    Atom *actual_type;		/* RETURN */
    int *actual_format;  	/* RETURN  8, 16, or 32 */
    long offset, length;
    unsigned long *nitems; 	/* RETURN  # of 8-, 16-, or 32-bit entities */
    unsigned long *bytesafter;	/* RETURN */
    unsigned char **prop;	/* RETURN */
{
    xGetPropertyReply reply;
    register xGetPropertyReq *req;
    xError error;

    LockDisplay(dpy);
    GetReq (GetProperty, req);
    req->window = w;
    req->property = property;
    req->type = req_type;
    req->delete = delete;
    req->longOffset = offset;
    req->longLength = length;
    error.sequenceNumber = dpy->request;
    
    if (!_XReply (dpy, (xReply *) &reply, 0, xFalse)) {
	UnlockDisplay(dpy);
	SyncHandle();
	return (1);	/* not Success */
	}	

    *prop = (unsigned char *) NULL;
    if (reply.propertyType != None) {
	long nbytes, netbytes;
	switch (reply.format) {
      /* 
       * One extra byte is malloced than is needed to contain the property
       * data, but this last byte is null terminated and convenient for 
       * returning string properties, so the client doesn't then have to 
       * recopy the string to make it null terminated. 
       */
	  case 8:
	    nbytes = netbytes = reply.nItems;
	    if (nbytes + 1 > 0 &&
		(*prop = (unsigned char *) Xmalloc ((unsigned)nbytes + 1)))
		_XReadPad (dpy, (char *) *prop, netbytes);
	    break;

	  case 16:
	    nbytes = reply.nItems * sizeof (short);
	    netbytes = reply.nItems << 1;
	    if (nbytes + 1 > 0 &&
		(*prop = (unsigned char *) Xmalloc ((unsigned)nbytes + 1)))
		_XRead16Pad (dpy, (short *) *prop, netbytes);
	    break;

	  case 32:
	    nbytes = reply.nItems * sizeof (long);
	    netbytes = reply.nItems << 2;
	    if (nbytes + 1 > 0 &&
		(*prop = (unsigned char *) Xmalloc ((unsigned)nbytes + 1)))
		_XRead32 (dpy, (long *) *prop, netbytes);
	    break;

	  default:
	    /*
	     * This part of the code should never be reached.  If it is,
	     * the server sent back a property with an invalid format.
	     * This is a BadImplementation error. 
	     */
	    {
		/* sequence number stored above */
		error.type = X_Error;
		error.majorCode = X_GetProperty;
		error.minorCode = 0;
		error.errorCode = BadImplementation;
		_XError(dpy, &error);
	    }
	    nbytes = netbytes = 0L;
	    break;
	}
	if (! *prop) {
	    _XEatData(dpy, (unsigned long) netbytes);
	    UnlockDisplay(dpy);
	    SyncHandle();
	    return(BadAlloc);	/* not Success */
	}
	(*prop)[nbytes] = '\0';
    }
    *actual_type = reply.propertyType;
    *actual_format = reply.format;
    *nitems = reply.nItems;
    *bytesafter = reply.bytesAfter;
    UnlockDisplay(dpy);
    SyncHandle();
    return(Success);
}