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XmCreateMessageBox


NAME

XmCreateMessageBox - The MessageBox widget creation function

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/MessageB.h>
Widget XmCreateMessageBox (parent, name, arglist, argcount)
      Widget    parent;
      String    name;
      ArgList   arglist;
      Cardinal  argcount;

DESCRIPTION

XmCreateMessageBox creates an unmanaged MessageBox. A MessageBox is used for common interaction tasks, which include giving information, asking questions, and reporting errors. It includes an optional symbol, a message, and three buttons.

By default, there is no symbol. The default button labels are OK, Cancel, and Help.

If the parent of the MessageBox is a DialogShell, use XtManageChild to pop up the MessageBox (passing the MessageBox as the widget parameter); use XtUnmanageChild to pop it down.

parent
Specifies the parent widget ID
name
Specifies the name of the created widget
arglist
Specifies the argument list
argcount
Specifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (arglist)

For a complete definition of MessageBox and its associated resources, see XmMessageBox(3X).

RETURN VALUE

Returns the MessageBox widget ID.

RELATED INFORMATION

XmMessageBox(3X).