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XmCreateQuestionDialog(3X)  —  OSF/Motif

NAME

XmCreateQuestionDialog − The MessageBox QuestionDialog convenience creation function

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/MessageB.h>
Widget XmCreateQuestionDialog (parent, name, arglist, argcount)
Widgetparent;
Stringname;
ArgListarglist;
Cardinalargcount;

DESCRIPTION

XmCreateQuestionDialog is a convenience creation function that creates a DialogShell and an unmanaged MessageBox child of the DialogShell.  A QuestionDialog is used to get the answer to a question from the user.  It includes a symbol, a message, and three buttons.   The default symbol is a question mark.  The default button labels are OK, Cancel, and Help. 

Use XtManageChild to pop up the QuestionDialog (passing the MessageBox as the widget parameter); use XtUnmanageChild to pop it down. 

parentSpecifies the parent widget ID

nameSpecifies the name of the created widget

arglistSpecifies the argument list

argcountSpecifies 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). 

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