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.TH "m17n_object" 3m17n "14 Jul 2007" "" "Version 1.4.0" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
m17n_object - Allocate a managed object. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
void*
\fBm17n_object\fP (int
\fIsize\fP, void(*)(void *)
\fIfreer\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.ft B
m17n_object()
.ft R
function allocates a new managed object of
.ft B
size
.ft R
bytes and sets its reference count to 1.
.ft B
freer
.ft R
is the function that is used to free the object when the reference count becomes 0. If
.ft B
freer
.ft R
is NULL, the object is freed by the free() function.
.PP
The heading bytes of the allocated object is occupied by
.ft B
M17NObjectHead\fP.
.ft R
That area is reserved for the m17n library and application programs should never touch it.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP.RS 4
This function returns a newly allocated object.
.RE
.PP
.SH ERRORS
.PP.RS 4
This function never fails.
.RE
.PP
.SS Example.RS 4

.PP
.nf
typedef struct
{
  M17NObjectHead head;
  int mem1;
  char *mem2;
} MYStruct;

void
my_freer (void *obj)
{
  free (((MYStruct *) obj)->mem2);
  free (obj);
}

void
my_func (MText *mt, MSymbol key, int num, char *str)
{
  MYStruct *st = m17n_object (sizeof (MYStruct), my_freer);

  st->mem1 = num;
  st->mem2 = strdup (str);
  /* KEY must be a managing key.   */
  mtext_put_prop (mt, 0, mtext_len (mt), key, st);
  /* This sets the reference count of ST back to 1.  */
  m17n_object_unref (st);
}

.fi
.fi
 
.RE
.PP