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

# XmMultiListGetSelectedRows(3)

an MultiList function that returns the rows that currently are selected.

## NAME

**XmMultiListGetSelectedRows** — an MultiList function that returns the rows that currently are selected.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/MultiList.h>
XmMultiListRowInfo ** XmMultiListGetSelectedRows(
Widget widget);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Use this routine to find the rows that currently are selected in an MultiList widget.

- *widget*

  Specifies the ID of the MultiList widget.

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

## RETURN

The XmMultiListRowInfo \*\* returned by this function contains a NULL terminated array of XmMultiListRowInfo pointers. The calling routine is responsible for freeing the returned pointer with XtFree(). The function will return NULL if no elements are selected.

## RELATED

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