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

# XmTextSetString(3)

A Text function that sets the string value

## NAME

**XmTextSetString** — A Text function that sets the string value

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Text.h>
void XmTextSetString(
Widget widget,
char * value);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmTextSetString** sets the string value of the Text widget. This routine calls the widget's **XmNvalueChangedCallback** and verification callbacks, either **XmNmodifyVerifyCallback** or **XmNmodifyVerifyCallbackWcs**, or both. If both verification callback lists are registered, the procedures of the **XmNmodifyVerifyCallback** list are executed first and the resulting data is passed to the **XmNmodifyVerifyCallbackWcs** callbacks. This function also sets the insertion cursor position to the beginning of the string and calls the widget's **XmNmotionVerifyCallback** callbacks.

- *widget*

  Specifies the Text widget ID

- *value*

  Specifies the character pointer to the string value and places the string into the text edit window

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

## RELATED

[**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md) and [**XmTextSetStringWcs**(3)](/XmTextSetStringWcs/3.md).