---
name: "XmCreateMenuShell"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmotif"
version: "2.3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XmCreateMenuShell"
---

# XmCreateMenuShell(3)

The MenuShell widget creation function

## NAME

**XmCreateMenuShell** — The MenuShell widget creation function

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

**XmCreateMenuShell** creates an instance of a MenuShell widget and returns the associated widget ID.

- *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 MenuShell and its associated resources, see [**XmMenuShell**(3)](/XmMenuShell/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the MenuShell widget ID.

## RELATED

[**XmMenuShell**(3)](/XmMenuShell/3.md).