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,
          unsigned 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,
   XkbLookupKeySym  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.
   XkbLookupKeySym returns True if it succeeds.

SEE ALSO

   XLookupKeySym(3)

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