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.TH XkbGetKeyboard __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "XKB FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
XkbGetKeyboard \-   Retrieves one or more components of a keyboard device 
description
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP
.B XkbDescPtr XkbGetKeyboard
.BI "(\^Display *" "display" "\^,"
.BI "unsigned int " "which" "\^,"
.BI "unsigned int " "device_spec" "\^);"
.if n .ti +5n
.if t .ti +.5i
.SH ARGUMENTS
.TP
.I display
connection to the X server 
.TP
.I device_spec
device ID, or XkbUseCoreKbd
.TP
.I bits_to_change
determines events to be selected / deselected
.TP
.I values_for_bits
1=>select, 0->deselect; for events in bits_to_change
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.I XkbGetKeyboard 
allocates and returns a pointer to a keyboard description. It queries the server for those 
components specified in the 
.I which 
parameter for device 
.I device_spec 
and copies the results to the XkbDescRec it allocated. The remaining fields in the keyboard 
description are set to NULL. The valid masks for 
.I which 
are those listed in Table 1.

.TS
c s s
l l l
l l l.
Table 1 Mask Bits for XkbDescRec
_
Mask Bit	XkbDescRec Field	Value
_
XkbControlsMask	ctrls	(1L<<0)
XkbServerMapMask	server	(1L<<1)
XkbIClientMapMask	map	(1L<<2)
XkbIndicatorMapMask	indicators	(1L<<3)
XkbNamesMask	names	(1L<<4)
XkbCompatMapMask	compat	(1L<<5)
XkbGeometryMask	geom	(1L<<6)
XkbAllComponentsMask	All Fields	(1L<<7)
.TE

.I XkbGetKeyboard 
is used to read the current description for one or more components of a keyboard device. It calls
.I XkbGetKeyboardByName 
as follows:

.I XkbGetKeyboardByName(dpy, device_spec, 
NULL, 
.I which, which, 
False).
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.TP 15
.SM BadAlloc
Unable to allocate storage