OSF/Motif

NAME

XmCreateInformationDialog − The MessageBox InformationDialog convenience creation function

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

XmCreateInformationDialog is a convenience creation function that creates a DialogShell and an unmanaged MessageBox child of the DialogShell. An InformationDialog gives the user information, such as the status of an action. It includes a symbol, a message, and three buttons. The default symbol is a lower case i. The default button labels are OK, Cancel, and Help. 

Use XtManageChild to pop up the InformationDialog (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. 

SEE ALSO

XmMessageBox(3X)