---
name: "xcb_alloc_color_planes"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxcb"
version: "1.17.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xcb_alloc_color_planes"
---

# xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes(3)

## NAME

xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes -

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<xcb/xproto.h\>**

### Request function

xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_cookie\_t **xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, uint8\_t *contiguous*, xcb\_colormap\_t *cmap*, uint16\_t *colors*, uint16\_t *reds*, uint16\_t *greens*, uint16\_t *blues*);

### Reply datastructure

```

typedef struct xcb_alloc_color_planes_reply_t {
    uint8_t  response_type;
    uint8_t  pad0;
    uint16_t sequence;
    uint32_t length;
    uint16_t pixels_len;
    uint8_t  pad1[2];
    uint32_t red_mask;
    uint32_t green_mask;
    uint32_t blue_mask;
    uint8_t  pad2[8];
} xcb_alloc_color_planes_reply_t;
```

### Reply function

xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_reply\_t \***xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_reply**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_cookie\_t *cookie*, xcb\_generic\_error\_t \*\**e*);

### Reply accessors

uint32\_t \***xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_pixels**(const xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_request\_t \**reply*);

int **xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_pixels\_length**(const xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_reply\_t \**reply*);

xcb\_generic\_iterator\_t **xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_pixels\_end**(const xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_reply\_t \**reply*);\

## REQUEST ARGUMENTS

- *conn*

  The XCB connection to X11.

- *contiguous*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *cmap*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *colors*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *reds*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *greens*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *blues*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## REPLY FIELDS

- *response\_type*

  The type of this reply, in this case *XCB\_ALLOC\_COLOR\_PLANES*. This field is also present in the *xcb\_generic\_reply\_t* and can be used to tell replies apart from each other.

- *sequence*

  The sequence number of the last request processed by the X11 server.

- *length*

  The length of the reply, in words (a word is 4 bytes).

- *pixels\_len*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *red\_mask*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *green\_mask*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *blue\_mask*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## DESCRIPTION

## RETURN VALUE

Returns an *xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_cookie\_t*. Errors have to be handled when calling the reply function *xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_reply*.

If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use *xcb\_alloc\_color\_planes\_unchecked*. See **[xcb-requests(3)](/xcb-requests/3.md)** for details.

## ERRORS

This request does never generate any errors.

## SEE ALSO

## AUTHOR

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