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

# XmCreateNotebook(3)

The Notebook widget creation function

## NAME

**XmCreateNotebook** — The Notebook widget creation function

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

**XmCreateNotebook** creates an instance of a Notebook 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 Notebook and its associated resources, see [**XmNotebook**(3)](/XmNotebook/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the Notebook widget ID.

## RELATED

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