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.TH "mlanguage_code" 3m17n "Mon Sep 25 2023" "Version 1.8.4" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
mlanguage_code \- 


.SH SYNOPSIS
MSymbol
\fBmlanguage_code\fP (MSymbol
\fIlanguage\fP, int
\fIlen\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Get a language code\&. The
.ft B
mlanguage_code()
.ft R
function returns a symbol whose name is the ISO639 language code of
.ft B
language\fP\&.
.ft B
language
.ft R
is a symbol whose name is an ISO639\-2 3\-letter language code, an ISO639\-1 2\-letter language codes, or an English word\&.
.PP
\fBlen
.ft R
specifies the type of the returned language code\&. If it is 3, an ISO639\-2 3\-letter language code is returned\&. If it is 2, an ISO639\-1 2\-letter language code is returned when defined; otherwise
.ft B
Mnil
.ft R
is returned\&. If it is 0, a 2\-letter code is returned when defined; otherwise a 3\-letter code is returned\&.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP
.RS 4
If the information is available, this function returns a non\-\fBMnil
.ft R
symbol\&. Otherwise, it returns
.ft B
Mnil\fP\&.
.RE
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.RS 4
\fBmlanguage_name_list()\fP,
.ft R
.ft B
mlanguage_text()\fP\&. 
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.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)
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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>.