NAME

       XkbAllocClientMap - Allocate and initialize an empty client map description record

SYNOPSIS

       Status XkbAllocClientMap (XkbDescPtr xkb, unsigned int which, unsigned int type_count);

ARGUMENTS

       - xkb  keyboard description in which to allocate client map

       - which
              mask selecting map components to allocate

       - type_count
              value of num_types field in map to be allocated

DESCRIPTION

       Calling  XkbGetMap  should  be  sufficient  for most applications to get client and server
       maps. As a result, most applications do not need to directly allocate  client  and  server
       maps.

       If  you  change  the  number  of key types or construct map components without loading the
       necessary components from the X server, do not allocate any map components directly  using
       malloc   or   Xmalloc.    Instead,   use   the   Xkb  allocators,  XkbAllocClientMap,  and
       XkbAllocServerMap.

       Similarly, use the Xkb destructors, XkbFreeClientMap, and XkbFreeServerMap instead of free
       or Xfree.

       XkbAllocClientMap  allocates  and  initializes an empty client map in the map field of the
       keyboard description specified by xkb.   The  which  parameter  specifies  the  particular
       components  of  the  client  map structure to allocate and is a mask composed by a bitwise
       inclusive OR of one or more of the masks shown in Table 1.

                      Table 1 XkbAllocClientMap Masks
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       Mask                 Effect
       ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       XkbKeyTypesMask      The  type_count  field   specifies   the
                            number of entries to preallocate for the
                            types field of the client  map.  If  the
                            type_count    field    is    less   than
                            XkbNumRequiredTypes returns BadValue.

       XkbKeySymsMask       The min_key_code and max_key_code fields
                            of   the   xkb  parameter  are  used  to
                            allocate the syms and key_sym_map fields
                            of   the  client  map.  The  fields  are
                            allocated to contain the maximum  number
                            of  entries necessary for max_key_code -
                            min_key_code + 1 keys.

       XkbModifierMapMask   The min_key_code and max_key_code fields
                            of   the   xkb  parameter  are  used  to
                            allocate the modmap field of the  client
                            map.  The  field is allocated to contain
                            the maximum number of entries  necessary
                            for  max_key_code  -  min_key_code  +  1
                            keys.

       NOTE: The min_key_code and max_key_code fields of the xkb parameter must be  legal  values
       if  the XkbKeySymsMask or XkbModifierMapMask masks are set in the which parameter. If they
       are not valid, XkbAllocClientMap returns BadValue.

       If the client map of the keyboard description is not NULL,  and  any  fields  are  already
       allocated  in the client map, XkbAllocClientMap does not overwrite the existing values; it
       simply ignores that part of the request.  The  only  exception  is  the  types  array.  If
       type_count   is   greater   than   the   current   num_types  field  of  the  client  map,
       XkbAllocClientMap resizes the types array and resets the num_types field accordingly.

       If XkbAllocClientMap is successful, it returns Success. Otherwise, it  can  return  either
       BadMatch, BadAlloc, or BadValue errors.

DIAGNOSTICS

       BadAlloc       Unable to allocate storage

       BadMatch       A  compatible version of Xkb was not available in the server or an argument
                      has correct type and range, but is otherwise invalid

       BadValue       An argument is out of range

SEE ALSO

       XkbAllocClientMap(3),  XkbAllocServerMap(3),  XkbFreeClientMap,(3),   XkbFreeServerMap(3),
       XkbGetMap(3)