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

# XmDropTransferStart(3)

A Drag and Drop function that initiates a drop transfer

## NAME

**XmDropTransferStart** — A Drag and Drop function that initiates a drop transfer

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/DragDrop.h>
Widget XmDropTransferStart(
Widget widget,
ArgList arglist,
Cardinal argcount);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmDropTransferStart** initiates a drop transfer and uses the specified argument list to initialize an **XmDropTransfer** object. The DropTransfer object can be manipulated with **XtSetValues** and **XtGetValues** until the last call to the **XmNtransferProc** procedure is made. After that point, the result of using the widget pointer is undefined. The DropTransfer object is freed by the toolkit when a transfer is complete.

- *widget*

  Specifies the ID of the DragContext widget associated with the transaction

- *arglist*

  Specifies the argument list

- *argcount*

  Specifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (*arglist*)

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

## RETURN

Returns the ID of the DropTransfer widget.

## RELATED

[**XmDragContext**(3)](/XmDragContext/3.md), [**XmDropTransfer**(3)](/XmDropTransfer/3.md), and [**XmDropTransferAdd**(3)](/XmDropTransferAdd/3.md).