WoW:API CreateFrame

newFrame = CreateFrame("frameType", "frameName", parentFrame);

Creates a new UI frame.

Arguments

frameType: String - Type of the frame to be created (XML tag name): "Frame", "Button"... etc.
frameName: String - Name of the newly created frame. If nil, no frame name is assigned.
parentFrame: Frame - Pointer to the parent frame (getglobal("ParentFrameName")).

Returns

newFrame: Frame - Pointer to the newly created frame.

Example

Result: displays the horde and alliance insignias in the middle of the screen.

local f = CreateFrame("Frame",nil,UIParent)
f:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
f:SetWidth(128)  -- Set These to whatever height/width is needed 
f:SetHeight(64) -- for your Texture

local t = f:CreateTexture(nil,"BACKGROUND")
t:SetTexture("Interface\\Glues\\CharacterCreate\\UI-CharacterCreate-Factions.blp")
t:SetAllPoints(f)
f.texture = t

f:SetPoint("CENTER",0,0)
f:Show()

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