---
name: "XtGetApplicationResources"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxt-dev"
version: "4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XtGetApplicationResources/3x"
---

# XtGetApplicationResources(3x)

obtain application resources

## NAME

XtGetApplicationResources, XtVaGetApplicationResources - obtain application resources

## SYNTAX

void XtGetApplicationResources(Widget *w*, XtPointer *base*, XtResourceList *resources*, Cardinal *num\_resources*, ArgList *args*, Cardinal *num\_args*);

void XtVaGetApplicationResources(Widget *w*, XtPointer *base*, XtResourceList *resources*, Cardinal *num\_resources*, ...);

## ARGUMENTS

- *args*

  Specifies the argument list to override resources obtained from the resource database.

- *base*

  Specifies the base address of the subpart data structure where the resources should be written.

- *num\_args*

  Specifies the number of arguments in the argument list.

- *num\_resources*

  Specifies the number of resources in the resource list.

- *resources*

  Specifies the resource list for the subpart. or that identifies the resource database to search

- *w*

  Specifies the widget that wants resources for a subpart.

- *...*

  Specifies the variable arguments to override resources obtained from the resource database.

## DESCRIPTION

The *XtGetApplicationResources* function first uses the passed widget, which is usually an application shell, to construct a resource name and class list, Then, it retrieves the resources from the argument list, the resource database, or the resource list default values. After adding base to each address, *XtGetApplicationResources* copies the resources into the address given in the resource list. If args is NULL, num\_args must be zero. However, if num\_args is zero, the argument list is not referenced. The portable way to specify application resources is to declare them as members of a structure and pass the address of the structure  as the base argument.

## SEE ALSO

*X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface*\
 *Xlib - C Language X Interface*