.TH TICKIT_GET_ROOTWIN 3
.SH NAME
tickit_get_rootwin \- obtain the root window from the toplevel instance
.SH SYNOPSIS
.EX
.B #include <tickit.h>
.sp
.BI "TickitWindow *tickit_get_rootwin(Tickit *" t );
.EE
.sp
Link with \fI\-ltickit\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBtickit_get_rootwin\fP() obtains the root window instance associated with the toplevel instance, creating it first if necessary. Once created, repeated calls to this function will return the same window.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
\fBtickit_get_rootwin\fP() returns a window instance pointer.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR tickit_new_stdio (3),
.BR tickit_window (7),
.BR tickit (7)