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

# XmListDeleteItem(3)

A List function that deletes an item from the list

## NAME

**XmListDeleteItem** — A List function that deletes an item from the list

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/List.h>
void XmListDeleteItem(
Widget widget,
XmString item);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmListDeleteItem** deletes the first item in the list that matches *item*. A warning message appears if the item does not exist.

- *widget*

  Specifies the ID of the List from whose list an item is deleted.

- *item*

  Specifies the text of the item to be deleted from the list. If *item* appears more than once in the List, only the first occurrence is matched.

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

## RELATED

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