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2  * fontconfig/doc/fcpattern.fncs
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4  * Copyright © 2003 Keith Packard
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24 @RET@           FcPattern *     
25 @FUNC@          FcPatternCreate
26 @TYPE1@         void
27 @PURPOSE@       Create a pattern
28 @DESC@
29 Creates a pattern with no properties; used to build patterns from scratch.
30 @@
31
32 @RET@           FcPattern *     
33 @FUNC@          FcPatternDuplicate
34 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@           p
35 @PURPOSE@       Copy a pattern
36 @DESC@
37 Copy a pattern, returning a new pattern that matches
38 <parameter>p</parameter>. Each pattern may be modified without affecting the
39 other.
40 @@
41
42 @RET@           void
43 @FUNC@          FcPatternReference
44 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@           p
45 @PURPOSE@       Increment pattern reference count
46 @DESC@
47 Add another reference to <parameter>p</parameter>. Patterns are freed only
48 when the reference count reaches zero.
49 @@
50
51 @RET@           void
52 @FUNC@          FcPatternDestroy
53 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@           p
54 @PURPOSE@       Destroy a pattern
55 @DESC@
56 Decrement the pattern reference count. If all references are gone, destroys
57 the pattern, in the process destroying all related values.
58 @@
59
60 @RET@           FcBool
61 @FUNC@          FcPatternEqual
62 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          pa
63 @TYPE2@         const FcPattern *               @ARG2@          pb 
64 @PURPOSE@       Compare patterns
65 @DESC@
66 Returns whether <parameter>pa</parameter> and <parameter>pb</parameter> are exactly alike.
67 @@
68
69 @RET@           FcBool
70 @FUNC@          FcPatternEqualSubset
71 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          pa
72 @TYPE2@         const FcPattern *               @ARG2@          pb
73 @TYPE3@         const FcObjectSet *             @ARG3@          os 
74 @PURPOSE@       Compare portions of patterns
75 @DESC@
76 Returns whether <parameter>pa</parameter> and <parameter>pb</parameter> have exactly the same values for all of the
77 objects in <parameter>os</parameter>.
78 @@
79
80 @RET@           FcPattern *
81 @FUNC@          FcPatternFilter
82 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@           p
83 @TYPE2@         const FcObjectSet *             @ARG1@           os
84 @PURPOSE@       Filter the objects of pattern
85 @DESC@
86 Returns a new pattern that only has those objects from
87 <parameter>p</parameter> that are in <parameter>os</parameter>.
88 If <parameter>os</parameter> is NULL, a duplicate of
89 <parameter>p</parameter> is returned.
90 @@
91
92 @RET@           FcChar32
93 @FUNC@          FcPatternHash
94 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          p
95 @PURPOSE@       Compute a pattern hash value
96 @DESC@
97 Returns a 32-bit number which is the same for any two patterns which are
98 equal.
99 @@
100
101 @RET@           FcBool
102 @FUNC@          FcPatternAdd
103 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
104 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
105 @TYPE3@         FcValue%                        @ARG3@          value
106 @TYPE4@         FcBool%                         @ARG4@          append 
107 @PURPOSE@       Add a value to a pattern
108 @DESC@
109 Adds a single value to the list of values associated with the property named
110 `object<parameter>.  If `append</parameter> is FcTrue, the value is added at the end of any
111 existing list, otherwise it is inserted at the begining.  `value' is saved
112 (with FcValueSave) when inserted into the pattern so that the library
113 retains no reference to any application-supplied data structure.
114 @@
115
116 @RET@           FcBool
117 @FUNC@          FcPatternAddWeak
118 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
119 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
120 @TYPE3@         FcValue%                        @ARG3@          value
121 @TYPE4@         FcBool%                         @ARG4@          append 
122 @PURPOSE@       Add a value to a pattern with weak binding
123 @DESC@
124 FcPatternAddWeak is essentially the same as FcPatternAdd except that any
125 values added to the list have binding <parameter>weak</parameter> instead of <parameter>strong</parameter>.
126 @@
127
128 @TITLE@         FcPatternAdd-Type
129 @RET@           FcBool
130 @FUNC@          FcPatternAddInteger
131 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
132 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
133 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          i
134
135 @PROTOTYPE+@
136 @RET+@          FcBool
137 @FUNC+@         FcPatternAddDouble
138 @TYPE1+@        FcPattern *                     @ARG1+@         p
139 @TYPE2+@        const char *                    @ARG2+@         object
140 @TYPE3+@        double%                         @ARG3+@         d
141
142 @PROTOTYPE++@
143 @RET++@         FcBool
144 @FUNC++@        FcPatternAddString
145 @TYPE1++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG1++@        p
146 @TYPE2++@       const char *                    @ARG2++@        object
147 @TYPE3++@       const FcChar8 *                 @ARG3++@        s
148
149 @PROTOTYPE+++@
150 @RET+++@        FcBool
151 @FUNC+++@       FcPatternAddMatrix
152 @TYPE1+++@      FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++@       p
153 @TYPE2+++@      const char *                    @ARG2+++@       object
154 @TYPE3+++@      const FcMatrix *                @ARG3+++@       m
155
156 @PROTOTYPE++++@
157 @RET++++@       FcBool
158 @FUNC++++@      FcPatternAddCharSet
159 @TYPE1++++@     FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++@      p
160 @TYPE2++++@     const char *                    @ARG2++++@      object
161 @TYPE3++++@     const FcCharSet *               @ARG3++++@      c
162
163 @PROTOTYPE+++++@
164 @RET+++++@      FcBool
165 @FUNC+++++@     FcPatternAddBool
166 @TYPE1+++++@    FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++@     p
167 @TYPE2+++++@    const char *                    @ARG2+++++@     object
168 @TYPE3+++++@    FcBool%                         @ARG3+++++@     b
169
170 @PROTOTYPE++++++@
171 @RET++++++@     FcBool
172 @FUNC++++++@    FcPatternAddFTFace
173 @TYPE1++++++@   FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++++@    p
174 @TYPE2++++++@   const char *                    @ARG2++++++@    object
175 @TYPE3++++++@   const FT_Face                   @ARG3++++++@    f
176
177 @PROTOTYPE+++++++@
178 @RET+++++++@    FcBool
179 @FUNC+++++++@   FcPatternAddLangSet
180 @TYPE1+++++++@  FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++++@   p
181 @TYPE2+++++++@  const char *                    @ARG2+++++++@   object
182 @TYPE3+++++++@  const FcLangSet *               @ARG3+++++++@   l
183
184 @PURPOSE@       Add a typed value to a pattern
185 @DESC@
186 These are all convenience functions that insert objects of the specified
187 type into the pattern.  Use these in preference to FcPatternAdd as they
188 will provide compile-time typechecking.  These all append values to
189 any existing list of values.
190 @@
191
192 @RET@           FcResult
193 @FUNC@          FcPatternGet
194 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
195 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
196 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          id
197 @TYPE4@         FcValue *                       @ARG4@          v 
198 @PURPOSE@       Return a value from a pattern
199 @DESC@
200 Returns in <parameter>v</parameter> the <parameter>id</parameter>'th value
201 associated with the property <parameter>object</parameter>.
202 The value returned is not a copy, but rather refers to the data stored
203 within the pattern directly.  Applications must not free this value.
204 @@
205
206 @TITLE@         FcPatternGet-Type
207 @PROTOTYPE@
208 @RET@           FcResult
209 @FUNC@          FcPatternGetInteger
210 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
211 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
212 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          n
213 @TYPE4@         int *                           @ARG4@          i
214
215 @PROTOTYPE+@
216 @RET+@          FcResult
217 @FUNC+@         FcPatternGetDouble
218 @TYPE1+@        FcPattern *                     @ARG1+@         p
219 @TYPE2+@        const char *                    @ARG2+@         object
220 @TYPE3+@        int%                            @ARG3+@         n
221 @TYPE4+@        double *                        @ARG4+@         d 
222
223 @PROTOTYPE++@
224 @RET++@         FcResult
225 @FUNC++@        FcPatternGetString
226 @TYPE1++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG1++@        p
227 @TYPE2++@       const char *                    @ARG2++@        object
228 @TYPE3++@       int%                            @ARG3++@        n
229 @TYPE4++@       FcChar8 **                      @ARG4++@        s
230
231 @PROTOTYPE+++@
232 @RET+++@        FcResult
233 @FUNC+++@       FcPatternGetMatrix 
234 @TYPE1+++@      FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++@       p 
235 @TYPE2+++@      const char *                    @ARG2+++@       object 
236 @TYPE3+++@      int%                            @ARG3+++@       n 
237 @TYPE4+++@      FcMatrix **                     @ARG4+++@       s 
238
239 @PROTOTYPE++++@
240 @RET++++@       FcResult 
241 @FUNC++++@      FcPatternGetCharSet 
242 @TYPE1++++@     FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++@      p 
243 @TYPE2++++@     const char *                    @ARG2++++@      object 
244 @TYPE3++++@     int%                            @ARG3++++@      n 
245 @TYPE4++++@     FcCharSet **                    @ARG4++++@      c 
246
247 @PROTOTYPE+++++@
248 @RET+++++@      FcResult 
249 @FUNC+++++@     FcPatternGetBool                
250 @TYPE1+++++@    FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++@     p
251 @TYPE2+++++@    const char *                    @ARG2+++++@     object 
252 @TYPE3+++++@    int%                            @ARG3+++++@     n 
253 @TYPE4+++++@    FcBool *                        @ARG4+++++@     b 
254
255 @PROTOTYPE++++++@
256 @RET++++++@     FcResult
257 @FUNC++++++@    FcPatternGetFTFace
258 @TYPE1++++++@   FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++++@    p
259 @TYPE2++++++@   const char *                    @ARG2++++++@    object
260 @TYPE3+++++@    int%                            @ARG3+++++@     n
261 @TYPE3++++++@   FT_Face *                       @ARG3++++++@    f
262
263 @PROTOTYPE+++++++@
264 @RET+++++++@    FcResult
265 @FUNC+++++++@   FcPatternGetLangSet
266 @TYPE1+++++++@  FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++++@   p
267 @TYPE2+++++++@  const char *                    @ARG2+++++++@   object
268 @TYPE3+++++@    int%                            @ARG3+++++@     n
269 @TYPE3+++++++@  FcLangSet **                    @ARG3+++++++@   l
270
271 @PURPOSE@       Return a typed value from a pattern
272 @DESC@
273 These are convenience functions that call FcPatternGet and verify that the
274 returned data is of the expected type. They return FcResultTypeMismatch if
275 this is not the case.  Note that these (like FcPatternGet) do not make a
276 copy of any data structure referenced by the return value.  Use these
277 in preference to FcPatternGet to provide compile-time typechecking.
278 @@
279
280 @RET@           FcPattern *
281 @FUNC@          FcPatternBuild
282 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          pattern
283 @TYPE2@         ...
284
285 @PROTOTYPE+@
286 @RET+@          FcPattern *
287 @FUNC+@         FcPatternVaBuild
288 @TYPE1+@        FcPattern *                     @ARG1+@         pattern
289 @TYPE2+@        va_list%                        @ARG2+@         va
290
291 @PROTOTYPE++@
292 @RET++@         void
293 @FUNC++@        FcPatternVapBuild
294 @TYPE1++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG1++@        result
295 @TYPE2++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG2++@        pattern
296 @TYPE3++@       va_list%                        @ARG3++@        va
297
298 @PURPOSE@       Create patterns from arguments
299 @DESC@
300 Builds a pattern using a list of objects, types and values.  Each
301 value to be entered in the pattern is specified with three arguments:
302 </para>
303 <orderedlist>
304 <listitem><para>
305 Object name, a string describing the property to be added.
306 </para></listitem><listitem><para>
307 Object type, one of the FcType enumerated values
308 </para></listitem><listitem><para>
309 Value, not an FcValue, but the raw type as passed to any of the
310 FcPatternAdd&lt;type&gt; functions.  Must match the type of the second
311 argument.
312 </para></listitem>
313 </orderedlist>
314 <para>
315 The argument list is terminated by a null object name, no object type nor
316 value need be passed for this.  The values are added to `pattern', if
317 `pattern' is null, a new pattern is created.  In either case, the pattern is
318 returned. Example
319 </para>
320 <programlisting>
321 pattern = FcPatternBuild (0, FC_FAMILY, FcTypeString, "Times", (char *) 0);
322 </programlisting>
323 <para>
324 FcPatternVaBuild is used when the arguments are already in the form of a
325 varargs value. FcPatternVapBuild is a macro version of FcPatternVaBuild
326 which returns its result directly in the <parameter>result</parameter>
327 variable.
328 @@
329
330 @RET@           FcBool
331 @FUNC@          FcPatternDel
332 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
333 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object 
334 @PURPOSE@       Delete a property from a pattern
335 @DESC@
336 Deletes all values associated with the property `object', returning 
337 whether the property existed or not.
338 @@
339
340 @RET@           FcBool
341 @FUNC@          FcPatternRemove
342 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
343 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object 
344 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          id
345 @PURPOSE@       Remove one object of the specified type from the pattern
346 @DESC@
347 Removes the value associated with the property `object' at position `id', returning 
348 whether the property existed and had a value at that position or not.
349 @@
350                 
351 @RET@           void
352 @FUNC@          FcPatternPrint
353 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          p 
354 @PURPOSE@       Print a pattern for debugging
355 @DESC@
356 Prints an easily readable version of the pattern to stdout.  There is
357 no provision for reparsing data in this format, it's just for diagnostics
358 and debugging.
359 @@
360
361 @RET@           void    
362 @FUNC@          FcDefaultSubstitute
363 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          pattern 
364 @PURPOSE@       Perform default substitutions in a pattern
365 @DESC@
366 Supplies default values for underspecified font patterns:
367 <itemizedlist>
368 <listitem><para>
369 Patterns without a specified style or weight are set to Medium
370 </para></listitem>
371 <listitem><para>
372 Patterns without a specified style or slant are set to Roman
373 </para></listitem>
374 <listitem><para>
375 Patterns without a specified pixel size are given one computed from any
376 specified point size (default 12), dpi (default 75) and scale (default 1).
377 </para></listitem>
378 </itemizedlist>
379 @@
380
381 @RET@           FcPattern *
382 @FUNC@          FcNameParse
383 @TYPE1@         const FcChar8 *                 @ARG1@          name 
384 @PURPOSE@       Parse a pattern string
385 @DESC@
386 Converts <parameter>name</parameter> from the standard text format described above into a pattern.
387 @@
388
389 @RET@           FcChar8 *
390 @FUNC@          FcNameUnparse
391 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          pat 
392 @PURPOSE@       Convert a pattern back into a string that can be parsed
393 @DESC@
394 Converts the given pattern into the standard text format described above.
395 The return value is not static, but instead refers to newly allocated memory
396 which should be freed by the caller using free().
397 @@