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

# XmStringCreateSimple(3)

A compound string function that creates a compound string in the language environment of a widget

## NAME

**XmStringCreateSimple** — A compound string function that creates a compound string in the language environment of a widget

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
XmString XmStringCreateSimple(
char * text);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmStringCreateSimple** creates a compound string with a text component and a charset tag. It derives the character set from the current language environment.

The routine attempts to derive a character set from the value of the LANG environment variable. If this does not result in a valid character set, the routine uses a vendor-specific default. If the vendor has not specified a different value, this default is ISO8859-1.

The function will allocate space to hold the returned compound string. The application is responsible for managing the allocated space. The application can recover the allocated space by calling **XmStringFree**.

**NOTE:** This routine is obsolete and exists for compatibility with previous releases. It has been replaced by **XmStringCreateLocalized**.

- *text*

  Specifies a NULL-terminated string to be used as the text component of the compound string.

## RETURN

Returns a new compound string.

## RELATED

[**XmStringCreate**(3)](/XmStringCreate/3.md) and [**XmStringCreateLocalized**(3)](/XmStringCreateLocalized/3.md).