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

# XmParseMappingCreate(3)

A compound string function to create a parse mapping

## NAME

**XmParseMappingCreate** — A compound string function to create a parse mapping

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
XmParseMapping XmParseMappingCreate(
ArgList arglist,
Cardinal argcount);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmParseMappingCreate** creates a parse mapping for use in a parse table. This function allows the application to specify values for components of the parse mapping using a resource-style argument list.

- *arglist*

  Specifies the argument list

- *argcount*

  Specifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (*arglist*)

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

## RETURN

Returns the **XmParseMapping** object. The function allocates space to hold the returned **XmParseMapping** object. The application is responsible for managing the allocated space. The application can recover the allocated space by calling **XmParseMappingFree**.

## RELATED

[**XmParseMapping**(3)](/XmParseMapping/3.md), [**XmParseMappingFree**(3)](/XmParseMappingFree/3.md), [**XmParseMappingGetValues**(3)](/XmParseMappingGetValues/3.md), [**XmParseMappingSetValues**(3)](/XmParseMappingSetValues/3.md), [**XmParseTable**(3)](/XmParseTable/3.md), and [**XmString**(3)](/XmString/3.md).