---
name: "xcb_xkb_get_kbd_by_name_replies"
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_xkb_get_kbd_by_name"
---

# xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_replies(3)

Part of [xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name(3)](/xcb_xkb_get_kbd_by_name/3.md).

## NAME

xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name -

## SYNOPSIS

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

### Request function

xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_cookie\_t **xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_xkb\_device\_spec\_t *deviceSpec*, uint16\_t *need*, uint16\_t *want*, uint8\_t *load*);

### Reply datastructure

```

typedef struct xcb_xkb_get_kbd_by_name_reply_t {
    uint8_t       response_type;
    uint8_t       deviceID;
    uint16_t      sequence;
    uint32_t      length;
    xcb_keycode_t minKeyCode;
    xcb_keycode_t maxKeyCode;
    uint8_t       loaded;
    uint8_t       newKeyboard;
    uint16_t      found;
    uint16_t      reported;
    uint8_t       pad0[16];
} xcb_xkb_get_kbd_by_name_reply_t;
```

### Reply function

xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_reply\_t \***xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_reply**(xcb\_connection\_t \**conn*, xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_cookie\_t *cookie*, xcb\_generic\_error\_t \*\**e*);

### Reply accessors

xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_replies\_t \*xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_replies (const xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_request\_t \*reply)\

## REQUEST ARGUMENTS

- *conn*

  The XCB connection to X11.

- *deviceSpec*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *need*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *want*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *load*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## REPLY FIELDS

- *response\_type*

  The type of this reply, in this case *XCB\_XKB\_GET\_KBD\_BY\_NAME*. 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).

- *deviceID*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *minKeyCode*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *maxKeyCode*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *loaded*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *newKeyboard*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *found*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

- *reported*

  TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED.

## DESCRIPTION

## RETURN VALUE

Returns an *xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_cookie\_t*. Errors have to be handled when calling the reply function *xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_reply*.

If you want to handle errors in the event loop instead, use *xcb\_xkb\_get\_kbd\_by\_name\_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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