XMVACREATECOMMAND(3)

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πŸ’– XmVaCreateCommand β€” bestie's guide to making a Command widget πŸ’–

okay so real quick, this is XmVaCreateCommand from the library call manual, and honestly? it's giving "short but iconic." two lil functions, one big job: spinning up a Command widget for you. no cap.


✨ NAME ✨

XmVaCreateCommand, XmVaCreateManagedCommand β€” the Command widget convenience creation functions, aka the shortcuts that do the widget-making so you don't have to. πŸŽ€


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

#include <Xm/Command.h>

Widget XmVaCreateCommand(
Widget parent,
String name,
...);

Widget XmVaCreateManagedCommand(
Widget parent,
String name,
...);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so these two functions literally create an instance of a Command widget and hand you back the widget ID. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🫢

and the way they do it? they use the ANSI C variable-length argument list (varargs) calling convention. fancy way of saying "you can just keep passing stuff and it'll handle it." iykyk.

  • XmVaCreateCommand β€” a convenience routine that calls XtCreateWidget. lowkey the simpler sibling.
  • XmVaCreateManagedCommand β€” a convenience routine that calls XtCreateManagedWidget. the one that also gets your widget managed, main character energy. πŸ‘‘

here's what the args mean, bestie:

  • parent β€” Specifies the parent widget ID. like, who's your widget's mom. πŸ’…
  • name β€” Specifies the name of the created widget. gotta have a name, periodt.
  • ... β€” Specifies the variable argument list to override the resource defaults. this is where you customize, go off. ✨
for the complete definition of Command and its associated resources, check XmCommand(3). that's the deep lore. πŸ“–

🌈 RETURN 🌈

Returns the Command widget ID. that's your new baby, go forth and XtManageChild responsibly. πŸ˜­πŸ’–



and that's the whole page fr fr. this was XmVaCreateCommand(library call) β€” library call manual, no date on this one, just the title and the vibes. slay, go make some widgets. πŸ’…πŸŒΈπŸ¦‹βœ¨πŸŽ€πŸ’–