string_to_compound_text


Description:

public int string_to_compound_text (string str, out unowned string encoding, out int format, out uint8[] ctext)

Convert a string from the encoding of the current locale into a form suitable for storing in a window property.

Parameters:

this

the `GdkDisplay` where the encoding is defined

str

a nul-terminated string

encoding

location to store the encoding (to be used as the type for the property)

format

location to store the format of the property

ctext

location to store newly allocated data for the property

length

the length of ctext, in bytes

Returns:

0 upon success, non-zero upon failure