NAME

       XFlush, XSync, XEventsQueued, XPending - handle output buffer or event queue

SYNTAX

       int XFlush(Display *display);

       int XSync(Display *display, Bool discard);

       int XEventsQueued(Display *display, int mode);

       int XPending(Display *display);

ARGUMENTS

       discard   Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether XSync discards all events on the event queue.

       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       mode      Specifies the mode.  You can pass QueuedAlready, QueuedAfterFlush, or QueuedAfterReading.

DESCRIPTION

       The  XFlush  function  flushes  the  output  buffer.  Most client applications need not use this function
       because the output buffer is automatically flushed as  needed  by  calls  to  XPending,  XNextEvent,  and
       XWindowEvent.  Events generated by the server may be enqueued into the library's event queue.

       The  XSync  function  flushes  the output buffer and then waits until all requests have been received and
       processed by the X server.  Any errors generated must be handled by the error handler.  For each protocol
       error received by Xlib, XSync calls the client application's error handling routine (see section 11.8.2).
       Any events generated by the server are enqueued into the library's event queue.

       Finally, if you passed False, XSync does not discard the events in the queue.  If you passed True,  XSync
       discards  all events in the queue, including those events that were on the queue before XSync was called.
       Client applications seldom need to call XSync.

       If mode is QueuedAlready, XEventsQueued returns the number of events already  in  the  event  queue  (and
       never  performs  a system call).  If mode is QueuedAfterFlush, XEventsQueued returns the number of events
       already in the queue if the number is nonzero.  If there  are  no  events  in  the  queue,  XEventsQueued
       flushes  the output buffer, attempts to read more events out of the application's connection, and returns
       the number read.  If mode is QueuedAfterReading, XEventsQueued returns the number of  events  already  in
       the  queue if the number is nonzero.  If there are no events in the queue, XEventsQueued attempts to read
       more events out of the application's connection without flushing the output buffer and returns the number
       read.

       XEventsQueued always returns  immediately  without  I/O  if  there  are  events  already  in  the  queue.
       XEventsQueued  with  mode QueuedAfterFlush is identical in behavior to XPending.  XEventsQueued with mode
       QueuedAlready is identical to the XQLength function.

       The XPending function returns the number of events that have been received from the X server but have not
       been removed from the event queue.  XPending is identical to XEventsQueued with the mode QueuedAfterFlush
       specified.

SEE ALSO

       AllPlanes(3), XIfEvent(3), XNextEvent(3), XPutBackEvent(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface

X Version 11                                      libX11 1.6.9                                         XFlush(3)