in src/platform_impl/linux/x11/util/geometry.rs [233:258]
fn get_parent_window(&self, window: ffi::Window) -> Result<ffi::Window, XError> {
let parent = unsafe {
let mut root = 0;
let mut parent = 0;
let mut children: *mut ffi::Window = ptr::null_mut();
let mut nchildren = 0;
// What's filled into `parent` if `window` is the root window?
let _status = (self.xlib.XQueryTree)(
self.display,
window,
&mut root,
&mut parent,
&mut children,
&mut nchildren,
);
// The list of children isn't used
if children != ptr::null_mut() {
(self.xlib.XFree)(children as *mut _);
}
parent
};
self.check_errors().map(|_| parent)
}