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mtext_from_data(3m17n) The m17n Library mtext_from_data(3m17n)

NAME

mtext_from_data - Allocate a new M-text with specified data.
 
 

SYNOPSIS

MText* mtext_from_data (const void * data, int nitems, enum MTextFormat format)
 
 

DESCRIPTION

Allocate a new M-text with specified data. The mtext_from_data() function allocates a new M-text whose character sequence is specified by array data of nitems elements. format specifies the format of data .
When format is either MTEXT_FORMAT_US_ASCII or MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_8 , the contents of data must be of the type unsigned char , and nitems counts by byte.
When format is either MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_16LE or MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_16BE , the contents of data must be of the type unsigned short , and nitems counts by unsigned short.
When format is either MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_32LE or MTEXT_FORMAT_UTF_32BE , the contents of data must be of the type unsigned , and nitems counts by unsigned.
The character sequence of the M-text is not modifiable. The contents of data must not be modified while the M-text is alive.
The allocated M-text will not be freed unless the user explicitly does so with the m17n_object_unref() function. Even in that case, data is not freed.

RETURN VALUE

If the operation was successful, mtext_from_data() returns a pointer to the allocated M-text. Otherwise it returns NULL and assigns an error code to the external variable merror_code .

ERRORS

MERROR_MTEXT
 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
 
Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
 
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>.
12 Jan 2011 Version 1.6.2