gdykes@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Gene Dykes) (11/16/88)
After having created a widget, I find I need to modify one of its resources, but the situation is such that I can't know what the representation type is, and all I have is a String representation of the resource value. It appears to me that there is no way to invoke the proper resource converter without knowledge of the representation type. The XtCreate() function accomplishes this, but there doesn't seem to be any of doing it after widget creation. Am I overlooking something, or is this an unanticipated toolkit need? -- Gene Dykes, gdykes@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
gdykes@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Gene Dykes) (11/17/88)
> Am I overlooking something? (Finding representation type for a resource)
Indeed I am, I guess. All I have to do is look it up in the widget's
core.resources list. Still, it seems that a convenience routine would
be nice.
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Gene Dykes, gdykes@tcgould.tn.cornell.edubwarkent@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Brian Warkentine) (11/22/88)
In article <6842@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> gdykes@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Gene Dykes) writes: >> Am I overlooking something? (Finding representation type for a resource) > >Indeed I am, I guess. All I have to do is look it up in the widget's >core.resources list. Still, it seems that a convenience routine would >be nice. Isn't it a little more complicated than "looking it up". (i.e. It ain't a simple array search - you have to search the superclass resources too.) I agree that a convenience routine is needed. I've come up with the same basic solution as you, but is digging through the CoreClassPart the proper method? So how about it guys? Is there a 'proper' way of doing this. Brian Warkentine Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA bwarkent@polyslo.calpoly.edu ...!ucbvax!voder!polyslo!bwarkent
asente@decwrl.dec.com (Paul Asente) (11/23/88)
In article <6842@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> gdykes@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Gene Dykes) writes:
<< Am I overlooking something? (Finding representation type for a resource)
<
<Indeed I am, I guess. All I have to do is look it up in the widget's
<core.resources list. Still, it seems that a convenience routine would
<be nice.
Indeed you are. Try XtGetResourceList, section 9.1 of the intrinsics spec.
-paul asente
asente@decwrl.dec.com decwrl!asente