Tk_GetSelection retrieves the selection specified by the atom selection in the format specified by
target. The selection may actually be retrieved in several pieces; as each piece is retrieved, proc is
called to process the piece. Proc should have arguments and result that match the type Tk_GetSelProc:
typedef int Tk_GetSelProc(
void *clientData,
Tcl_Interp *interp,
char *portion);
The clientData and interp parameters to proc will be copies of the corresponding arguments to
Tk_GetSelection. Portion will be a pointer to a string containing part or all of the selection. For
large selections, proc will be called several times with successive portions of the selection. The X
Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual allows a selection to be returned in formats other than
strings, e.g. as an array of atoms or integers. If this happens, Tk converts the selection back into a
string before calling proc. If a selection is returned as an array of atoms, Tk converts it to a string
containing the atom names separated by white space. For any other format besides string, Tk converts a
selection to a string containing hexadecimal values separated by white space.
Tk_GetSelection returns to its caller when the selection has been completely retrieved and processed by
proc, or when a fatal error has occurred (e.g. the selection owner did not respond promptly).
Tk_GetSelection normally returns TCL_OK; if an error occurs, it returns TCL_ERROR and leaves an error
message in interpreter interp's result. Proc should also return either TCL_OK or TCL_ERROR. If proc
encounters an error in dealing with the selection, it should leave an error message in the interpreter
result and return TCL_ERROR; this will abort the selection retrieval.