XMCREATECASCADEBUTTONGADGET(3)
π XmCreateCascadeButtonGadget β the CascadeButtonGadget creation function π
okay bestie, so this is a library call page from the manual set, and the star of the show is XmCreateCascadeButtonGadget. yes it's a mouthful. no we're not shortening it. it's giving β¨ iconic long name energy β¨ and we respect it.
β¨ NAME β¨
XmCreateCascadeButtonGadget β The CascadeButtonGadget creation function
π SYNOPSIS π
#include <Xm/CascadeBG.h>
Widget XmCreateCascadeButtonGadget(
Widget parent,
String name,
ArgList arglist,
Cardinal argcount);
like look at that signature. so clean. so demure. π¦
πΈ DESCRIPTION πΈ
XmCreateCascadeButtonGadget creates an instance of a CascadeButtonGadget and returns the associated widget ID. that's it, that's the whole vibe β you ask nicely, it hands you back a widget ID. slay. π
now let's break down the arguments one by one, because every single one matters and we are NOT skipping any:
parentβ Specifies the parent widget ID. the parent MUST be aRowColumnwidget. like, not optional. not "usually". it's a whole requirement. if you're not parenting it to aRowColumn, bestie, that's a you problem πnameβ Specifies the name of the created widget.arglistβ Specifies the argument list.argcountβ Specifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (arglist).
for a complete definition ofCascadeButtonGadgetand its associated resources, seeXmCascadeButtonGadget(3). go read it. it's the lore. iykyk πβ¨
π RETURN π
Returns the CascadeButtonGadget widget ID. one widget ID, freshly created, handed to you. periodt. π«Ά
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and that's the whole page, bestie π this one lives in the library call section of the manual, and the footer is literally just the name getting truncated again β XmCreateCa...uttonGadget(library call) β plus the library call tag. no date on this one, so no fake date from me, i'm not out here making things up. stay iconic, go parent your gadgets correctly ππΈ
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