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XmMessageBox(3X)

XmCreateMessageBox(3X)

NAME

XmCreateMessageBox − The MessageBox widget creation function

SYNOPSIS

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

Widgetparent;
Stringname;
ArgListarglist;
Cardinalargcount;

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

nameSpecifies 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). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  Motif Release 1.2: May 1992

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