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

# XmListSetItem(3)

A List function that makes an existing item the first visible item in the list

## NAME

**XmListSetItem** — A List function that makes an existing item the first visible item in the list

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

**XmListSetItem** makes the first item in the list that matches *item* the first visible item in the list.

- *widget*

  Specifies the ID of the List widget from whose list an item is made the first visible

- *item*

  Specifies the item

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

## RELATED

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