PtAppInit()

Initialize an application and create the main window

Synopsis:

PtWidget_t *PtAppInit( PtAppContext_t *app_context,
                       int *argc, 
                       char **argv,
                       int num_args, 
                       PtArg_t const *args );

Library:

ph

Description:

This function:

• Initializes the connection to the Photon Manager.
• Initializes the widget library.
• Creates a default application context (app_context) if one doesn't exist.
• Creates a main window using the num_args and args arguments--these are the same arguments passed to PtCreateWidget().

Returns:

A pointer to the main window, or NULL if an error occurs.

Classification:

Photon

See also:

PhAttach(), PtArg_t. PtCreateWidget(), PtInit(), PtMainLoop()

"Basic steps" in the Programming Photon without PhAB chapter of the Photon Programmer's Guide