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

# XmIconBoxIsCellEmpty(3)

A function that determines whether a cell in the IconBox is empty

## NAME

**XmIconBoxIsCellEmpty** — A function that determines whether a cell in the IconBox is empty

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/IconBox.h>
Boolean   XmIconBoxIsCellEmpty(
Position  cell_x,
Position  cell_y,
Widget    ignore);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmIconBoxIsCellEmpty** returns **True** if specified cell contains no child and **False** otherwise.

- *widget*

  Specifies the IconBox widget ID

- *cell\_x*

  Specifies the X location of the cell to check

- *cell\_y*

  Specifies the Y location of the cell to check

- *ignore*

  If the widget ID specified by **ignore** is present in the specified cell, it will be ignored and the function will return **True**

## RETURN

Returns **True** if the specified cell contains no child, and **False** otherwide.

## RELATED

[**XmIconBox**(3)](/XmIconBox/3.md).