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

# XmListSelectPos(3)

A List function that selects an item at a specified position in the list

## NAME

**XmListSelectPos** — A List function that selects an item at a specified position in the list

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/List.h>
void XmListSelectPos(
Widget widget,
int position,
Boolean notify);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmListSelectPos** highlights a List item at the specified position and adds it to the list of selected items.

- *widget*

  Specifies the ID of the List widget.

- *position*

  Specifies the position of the item to be selected. A value of 1 indicates that the first item in the list is selected; a value of 2 indicates that the second item is selected; and so on. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the last item in the list is selected.

- *notify*

  Specifies a Boolean value that when TRUE invokes the selection callback for the current mode. From an application interface view, calling this function with *notify* True is indistinguishable from a user-initiated selection action. When *notify* is FALSE, no callbacks are called.

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

## RELATED

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