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

# XmVaCreateManagedText(3)

A Text widget convenience creation functions.

Part of [XmVaCreateText(3)](/XmVaCreateText/3.md).

## NAME

**XmVaCreateText**, **XmVaCreateManagedText** — A Text widget convenience creation functions.

## SYNOPSIS

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

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

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

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

The **XmVaCreateText** 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 Text and its associated resources, see [**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the Text widget ID.

## RELATED

[**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md), [**XmCreateText**(3)](/XmCreateText/3.md), [**XtCreateWidget**(3)](/XtCreateWidget/3.md), and [**XtCreateManagedWidget**(3)](/XtCreateManagedWidget/3.md).