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

# XmVaCreateDropDown(3)

A DropDown widget convenience creation functions.

## NAME

**XmVaCreateDropDown**, **XmVaCreateManagedDropDown** — A DropDown widget convenience creation functions.

## SYNOPSIS

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

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

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

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

The **XmVaCreateManagedDropDown** 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 DropDown and its associated resources, see [**XmDropDown**(3)](/XmDropDown/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the DropDown widget ID.

## RELATED

[**XmDropDown**(3)](/XmDropDown/3.md), [**XmCreateDropDown**(3)](/XmCreateDropDown/3.md), [**XtCreateWidget**(3)](/XtCreateWidget/3.md), and [**XtCreateManagedWidget**(3)](/XtCreateManagedWidget/3.md).