---
name: "xcb_ge_generic_event_t"
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_ge_generic_event_t"
---

# xcb\_ge\_generic\_event\_t(3)

generic event (with length)

## NAME

xcb\_ge\_generic\_event\_t - generic event (with length)

## SYNOPSIS

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

### Event datastructure

```

typedef struct xcb_ge_generic_event_t {
    uint8_t  response_type;
    uint8_t  extension;
    uint16_t sequence;
    uint32_t length;
    uint16_t event_type;
    uint8_t  pad0[22];
    uint32_t full_sequence;
} xcb_ge_generic_event_t;
```

## EVENT FIELDS

- *response\_type*

  The type of this event, in this case *XCB\_GE\_GENERIC*. This field is also present in the *xcb\_generic\_event\_t* and can be used to tell events apart from each other.

- *sequence*

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

- *extension*

  The major opcode of the extension creating this event

- *length*

  The amount (in 4-byte units) of data beyond 32 bytes

- *event\_type*

  NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *full\_sequence*

  NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## DESCRIPTION

## SEE ALSO

**xcb\_generic\_event\_t**(3)

## AUTHOR

Generated from xproto.xml. Contact xcb@lists.freedesktop.org for corrections and improvements.