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

# XmVaCreateMainWindow(3)

A MainWindow widget convenience creation functions.

## NAME

**XmVaCreateMainWindow**, **XmVaCreateManagedMainWindow** — A MainWindow widget convenience creation functions.

## SYNOPSIS

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

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

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

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

The **XmVaCreateManagedMainWindow** 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 MainWindow and its associated resources, see [**XmMainWindow**(3)](/XmMainWindow/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the MainWindow widget ID.

## RELATED

[**XmMainWindow**(3)](/XmMainWindow/3.md), [**XmCreateMainWindow**(3)](/XmCreateMainWindow/3.md), [**XtCreateWidget**(3)](/XtCreateWidget/3.md), and [**XtCreateManagedWidget**(3)](/XtCreateManagedWidget/3.md).