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.TH "mtext_character" 3m17n "15 Oct 2009" "" "Version 1.5.5" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.nh
.SH NAME
mtext_character \- Search a character in an M\-text. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
int
\fBmtext_character\fP (\fBMText\fP *
\fImt\fP, int
\fIfrom\fP, int
\fIto\fP, int
\fIc\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
Search a character in an M\-text. 
.PP
The
.ft B
mtext_character()
.ft R
function searches M\-text
.ft B
mt
.ft R
for character
.ft B
c\fP.
.ft R
If
.ft B
from
.ft R
is less than
.ft B
to\fP,
.ft R
the search begins at position
.ft B
from
.ft R
and goes forward but does not exceed (\fBto
.ft R
\- 1). Otherwise, the search begins at position (\fBfrom
.ft R
\- 1) and goes backward but does not exceed
.ft B
to\fP.
.ft R
An invalid position specification is regarded as both
.ft B
from
.ft R
and
.ft B
to
.ft R
being 0.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP
.RS 4
If
.ft B
c
.ft R
is found,
.ft B
mtext_character()
.ft R
returns the position of its first occurrence. Otherwise it returns \-1 without changing the external variable
.ft B
merror_code\fP.
.ft R
If an error is detected, it returns \-1 and assigns an error code to the external variable
.ft B
merror_code\fP.
.ft R
.RE
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.RS 4
\fBmtext_chr()\fP,
.ft R
.ft B
mtext_rchr()
.ft R
.RE
.PP

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001 Information\-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
.br
Copyright (C) 2001\-2009 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>.
