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.TH "mtext_get_properties" 3m17n "12 Jan 2011" "Version 1.6.2" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
mtext_get_properties \- Get multiple text properties. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
int
\fBmtext_get_properties\fP (\fBMText\fP *
\fImt\fP, int
\fIpos\fP, \fBMSymbol\fP
\fIkey\fP, \fBMTextProperty\fP **
\fIprops\fP, int
\fInum\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
Get multiple text properties. The
.ft B
mtext_get_properties()
.ft R
function searches the character at
.ft B
pos
.ft R
in M\-text
.ft B
mt
.ft R
for properties whose key is
.ft B
key\fP.
.ft R
If such properties are found, they are stored in the memory area pointed to by
.ft B
props\fP.
.ft R
.ft B
num
.ft R
limits the maximum number of stored properties.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP
.RS 4
If the operation was successful,
.ft B
mtext_get_properties()
.ft R
returns the number of actually stored properties. If the character at
.ft B
pos
.ft R
does not have a property whose key is
.ft B
key\fP,
.ft R
the return value is 0. If an error is detected,
.ft B
mtext_get_properties()
.ft R
returns \-1 and assigns an error code to the external variable
.ft B
merror_code\fP.
.ft R
.RE
.PP

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001 Information\-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
.br
Copyright (C) 2001\-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
.br
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License 
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.