XmInternAtom(3)

NAME
XmInternAtom — A macro that returns an atom for a given name

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/AtomMgr.h>
Atom XmInternAtom(
Display * display,
String name,
Boolean only_if_exists);

DESCRIPTION

XmInternAtom returns an atom for a given name. The returned atom remains defined even after the client's connection closes. The returned atom becomes undefined when the last connection to the X server closes.

display
    Specifies the connection to the X server

name
    Specifies the name associated with the atom you want returned. The value of name is case dependent.

only_if_exists
    Specifies a Boolean value. If False, the atom is created even if it does not exist. (If it does not exist, the returned atom will be None.) If True, the atom is created only if it exists.

RETURN

Returns an atom.