---
name: "xcb_input_get_device_property"
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_input_get_device_property"
---

# xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property(3)

## NAME

xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property -

## SYNOPSIS

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

### Request function

xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_cookie\_t **xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_atom\_t *property*, xcb\_atom\_t *type*, uint32\_t *offset*, uint32\_t *len*, uint8\_t *device\_id*, uint8\_t *\_delete*);

### Reply datastructure

```

typedef struct xcb_input_get_device_property_reply_t {
    uint8_t    response_type;
    uint8_t    xi_reply_type;
    uint16_t   sequence;
    uint32_t   length;
    xcb_atom_t type;
    uint32_t   bytes_after;
    uint32_t   num_items;
    uint8_t    format;
    uint8_t    device_id;
    uint8_t    pad0[10];
} xcb_input_get_device_property_reply_t;
```

### Reply function

xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_reply\_t \***xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_reply**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_cookie\_t *cookie*, xcb\_generic\_error\_t \*\**e*);

### Reply accessors

xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_items\_t \*xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_items (const xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_request\_t \*reply)\

## REQUEST ARGUMENTS

- *conn*

  The XCB connection to X11.

- *property*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *type*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *offset*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *len*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *device\_id*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *\_delete*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## REPLY FIELDS

- *response\_type*

  The type of this reply, in this case *XCB\_INPUT\_GET\_DEVICE\_PROPERTY*. 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).

- *xi\_reply\_type*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *type*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *bytes\_after*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *num\_items*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *format*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *device\_id*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## DESCRIPTION

## RETURN VALUE

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

If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use *xcb\_input\_get\_device\_property\_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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