---
name: "xcb_get_screen_saver"
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_get_screen_saver"
---

# xcb\_get\_screen\_saver(3)

## NAME

xcb\_get\_screen\_saver -

## SYNOPSIS

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

### Request function

xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_cookie\_t **xcb\_get\_screen\_saver**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*,

### Reply datastructure

```

typedef struct xcb_get_screen_saver_reply_t {
    uint8_t  response_type;
    uint8_t  pad0;
    uint16_t sequence;
    uint32_t length;
    uint16_t timeout;
    uint16_t interval;
    uint8_t  prefer_blanking;
    uint8_t  allow_exposures;
    uint8_t  pad1[18];
} xcb_get_screen_saver_reply_t;
```

### Reply function

xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_reply\_t \***xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_reply**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_cookie\_t *cookie*, xcb\_generic\_error\_t \*\**e*);\

## REQUEST ARGUMENTS

- *conn*

  The XCB connection to X11.

## REPLY FIELDS

- *response\_type*

  The type of this reply, in this case *XCB\_GET\_SCREEN\_SAVER*. 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).

- *timeout*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *interval*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *prefer\_blanking*

  One of the following values:

  - *XCB\_BLANKING\_NOT\_PREFERRED*

    TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

  - *XCB\_BLANKING\_PREFERRED*

    TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

  - *XCB\_BLANKING\_DEFAULT*

    TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *allow\_exposures*

  One of the following values:

  - *XCB\_EXPOSURES\_NOT\_ALLOWED*

    TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

  - *XCB\_EXPOSURES\_ALLOWED*

    TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

  - *XCB\_EXPOSURES\_DEFAULT*

    TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## DESCRIPTION

## RETURN VALUE

Returns an *xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_cookie\_t*. Errors have to be handled when calling the reply function *xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_reply*.

If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use *xcb\_get\_screen\_saver\_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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