XMCREATEOUTLINE(3)

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✨ XmCreateOutline ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the XmCreateOutline page from the library call manual β€” yes it's literally the Outline widget creation function and yes it's giving iconic 🫢


πŸ’– NAME πŸ’–

XmCreateOutline β€” the Outline widget creation function. that's it. that's the whole name. short, sweet, slays πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

no cap, that's the whole signature, copy it exactly bestie πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so XmCreateOutline creates an instance of a Outline widget and hands you back the associated widget ID. like, it makes one and gives you the receipt πŸ’–

  • parent β€” specifies the parent widget ID. it's the widget that's gonna be the mom of your new Outline, yk? πŸ‘‘
  • name β€” specifies the name of the created widget. you're literally naming your baby here 🍼
  • arglist β€” specifies the argument list.
  • argcount β€” specifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (arglist). yes, you gotta count them yourself, that's just the vibe πŸ™ˆ

for a complete definition of Outline and its associated resources, see XmOutline(3). go read that one too, it's the main character energy of this whole situation ⭐


πŸ”₯ RETURN πŸ”₯

returns the Outline widget ID. that's the whole thing. you get an ID. slay ✨



no like fr fr, if you only remember one thing: it returns the widget ID and the args go in that exact order. periodt πŸ’…

okay that's the whole page bestie, mwah πŸ˜­πŸ’– this was XmCreateOutline from the library call manual β€” ily, go build something cute with your brand new Outline widget 🌈🧚🌸