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24 <variablelist>
25
26 @RET@ int
27 @FUNC@ FcUtf8ToUcs4
28 @TYPE1@ FcChar8 * @ARG1@ src
29 @TYPE2@ FcChar32 * @ARG2@ dst
30 @TYPE3@ int% @ARG3@ len
31 @PURPOSE@ convert UTF-8 to UCS4
32 @DESC@
33 Converts the next Unicode char from <parameter>src</parameter> into
34 <parameter>dst</parameter> and returns the number of bytes containing the
35 char. <parameter>src</parameter> must be at least
36 <parameter>len</parameter> bytes long.
37 @@
38
39 @RET@ int
40 @FUNC@ FcUcs4ToUtf8
41 @TYPE1@ FcChar32% @ARG1@ src
42 @TYPE2@ FcChar8% @ARG2@ dst[FC_UTF8_MAX_LEN]
43 @PURPOSE@ convert UCS4 to UTF-8
44 @DESC@
45 Converts the Unicode char from <parameter>src</parameter> into
46 <parameter>dst</parameter> and returns the number of bytes needed to encode
47 the char.
48 @@
49
50 @RET@ FcBool
51 @FUNC@ FcUtf8Len
52 @TYPE1@ FcChar8 * @ARG1@ src
53 @TYPE2@ int% @ARG2@ len
54 @TYPE3@ int * @ARG3@ nchar
55 @TYPE4@ int * @ARG4@ wchar
56 @PURPOSE@ count UTF-8 encoded chars
57 @DESC@
58 Counts the number of Unicode chars in <parameter>len</parameter> bytes of
59 <parameter>src</parameter>. Places that count in
60 <parameter>nchar</parameter>. <parameter>wchar</parameter> contains 1, 2 or
61 4 depending on the number of bytes needed to hold the largest unicode char
62 counted. The return value indicates whether <parameter>src</parameter> is a
63 well-formed UTF8 string.
64 @@
65
66 @RET@ int
67 @FUNC@ FcUtf16ToUcs4
68 @TYPE1@ FcChar8 * @ARG1@ src
69 @TYPE2@ FcEndian% @ARG2@ endian
70 @TYPE3@ FcChar32 * @ARG3@ dst
71 @TYPE4@ int% @ARG4@ len
72 @PURPOSE@ convert UTF-16 to UCS4
73 @DESC@
74 Converts the next Unicode char from <parameter>src</parameter> into
75 <parameter>dst</parameter> and returns the number of bytes containing the
76 char. <parameter>src</parameter> must be at least <parameter>len</parameter>
77 bytes long. Bytes of <parameter>src</parameter> are combined into 16-bit
78 units according to <parameter>endian</parameter>.
79 @@
80
81 @RET@ FcBool
82 @FUNC@ FcUtf16Len
83 @TYPE1@ FcChar8 * @ARG1@ src
84 @TYPE2@ FcEndian% @ARG2@ endian
85 @TYPE3@ int% @ARG3@ len
86 @TYPE4@ int * @ARG4@ nchar
87 @TYPE5@ int * @ARG5@ wchar
88 @PURPOSE@ count UTF-16 encoded chars
89 @DESC@
90 Counts the number of Unicode chars in <parameter>len</parameter> bytes of
91 <parameter>src</parameter>. Bytes of <parameter>src</parameter> are
92 combined into 16-bit units according to <parameter>endian</parameter>.
93 Places that count in <parameter>nchar</parameter>.
94 <parameter>wchar</parameter> contains 1, 2 or 4 depending on the number of
95 bytes needed to hold the largest unicode char counted. The return value
96 indicates whether <parameter>string</parameter> is a well-formed UTF16
97 string.
98 @@
99
100 @RET@ FcChar8 *
101 @FUNC@ FcStrCopy
102 @TYPE1@ const FcChar8 * @ARG1@ s
103 @PURPOSE@ duplicate a string
104 @DESC@
105 Allocates memory, copies <parameter>s</parameter> and returns the resulting
106 buffer. Yes, this is <function>strdup</function>, but that function isn't
107 available on every platform.
108 @@
109
110 @RET@ FcChar8 *
111 @FUNC@ FcStrDowncase
112 @TYPE1@ const FcChar8 * @ARG1@ s
113 @PURPOSE@ create a lower case translation of a string
114 @DESC@
115 Allocates memory, copies <parameter>s</parameter>, converting upper case
116 letters to lower case and returns the allocated buffer.
117 @@
118
119 @RET@ FcChar8 *
120 @FUNC@ FcStrCopyFilename
121 @TYPE1@ const FcChar8 * @ARG1@ s
122 @PURPOSE@ copy a string, expanding '~'
123 @DESC@
124 Just like FcStrCopy except that it converts any leading '~' characters in
125 <parameter>s</parameter> to the value of the HOME environment variable.
126 Returns NULL if '~' is present in <parameter>s</parameter> and HOME is unset.
127 @@
128
129 @RET@ int
130 @FUNC@ FcStrCmpIgnoreCase
131 @TYPE1@ const FcChar8 * @ARG1@ s1
132 @TYPE2@ const FcChar8 * @ARG2@ s2
133 @PURPOSE@ compare UTF-8 strings ignoring ASCII case
134 @DESC@
135 Returns the usual &lt;0, 0, &gt;0 result of comparing
136 <parameter>s1</parameter> and <parameter>s2</parameter>. This test is
137 case-insensitive in the ASCII range and will operate properly with UTF8
138 encoded strings, although it does not check for well formed strings.
139 @@
140
141 @RET@ FcChar8 *
142 @FUNC@ FcStrStr
143 @TYPE1@ const char * @ARG1@ s1
144 @TYPE2@ const char * @ARG2@ s2
145 @PURPOSE@ locate UTF-8 substring
146 @DESC@
147 Returns the location of <parameter>s2</parameter> in
148 <parameter>s1</parameter>. Returns NULL if <parameter>s2</parameter>
149 is not present in <parameter>s1</parameter>. This test will operate properly
150 with UTF8 encoded strings, although it does not check for well formed
151 strings.
152 @@
153
154 @RET@ FcChar8 *
155 @FUNC@ FcStrStrIgnoreCase
156 @TYPE1@ const char * @ARG1@ s1
157 @TYPE2@ const char * @ARG2@ s2
158 @PURPOSE@ locate UTF-8 substring ignoring ASCII case
159 @DESC@
160 Returns the location of <parameter>s2</parameter> in
161 <parameter>s1</parameter>, ignoring ASCII case. Returns NULL if
162 <parameter>s2</parameter> is not present in <parameter>s1</parameter>.
163 This test is case-insensitive in the ASCII range and will operate properly
164 with UTF8 encoded strings, although it does not check for well formed
165 strings.
166 @@
167
168 @RET@ FcChar8 *
169 @FUNC@ FcStrDirname
170 @TYPE1@ const FcChar8 * @ARG1@ file
171 @PURPOSE@ directory part of filename
172 @DESC@
173 Returns the directory containing <parameter>file</parameter>. This
174 is returned in newly allocated storage which should be freed when no longer
175 needed.
176 @@
177
178 @RET@ FcChar8 *
179 @FUNC@ FcStrBasename
180 @TYPE1@ const FcChar8 * @ARG1@ file
181 @PURPOSE@ last component of filename
182 @DESC@
183 Returns the filename of <parameter>file</parameter> stripped of any leading
184 directory names. This is returned in newly allocated storage which should
185 be freed when no longer needed.
186 @@