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

# XmVaCreateDrawingArea(3)

A DrawingArea widget convenience creation functions.

## NAME

**XmVaCreateDrawingArea**, **XmVaCreateManagedDrawingArea** — A DrawingArea widget convenience creation functions.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/DrawingA.h>
```

**Widget XmVaCreateDrawingArea**( **Widget parent**, **String name**, ...);

**Widget XmVaCreateManagedDrawingArea**( **Widget parent**, **String name**, ...);

## DESCRIPTION

These functions create an instance of a DrawingArea widget and returns the associated widget ID. These routines use the ANSI C variable-length argument list (*varargs*) calling convention.

The **XmVaCreateDrawingArea** function is a convenience routine that calls **XtCreateWidget**.

The **XmVaCreateManagedDrawingArea** function is a convenience routine that calls **XtCreateManagedWidget**.

- *parent*

  Specifies the parent widget ID.

- *name*

  Specifies the name of the created widget.

- *...*

  Specifies the variable argument list to override the resource defaults.

For a complete definition of DrawingArea and its associated resources, see [**XmDrawingArea**(3)](/XmDrawingArea/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the DrawingArea widget ID.

## RELATED

[**XmDrawingArea**(3)](/XmDrawingArea/3.md), [**XmCreateDrawingArea**(3)](/XmCreateDrawingArea/3.md), [**XtCreateWidget**(3)](/XtCreateWidget/3.md), and [**XtCreateManagedWidget**(3)](/XtCreateManagedWidget/3.md).