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.TH "mconv_buffer_converter" 3m17n "14 Jul 2007" "" "Version 1.4.0" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
mconv_buffer_converter - Create a code converter bound to a buffer. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBMConverter\fP*
\fBmconv_buffer_converter\fP (\fBMSymbol\fP
\fIname\fP, const unsigned char *
\fIbuf\fP, int
\fIn\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
The
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mconv_buffer_converter()
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function creates a pointer to a code converter for coding system
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name\fP.
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The code converter is bound to buffer area of
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n
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bytes pointed to by
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buf\fP.
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Subsequent decodings and encodings are done to/from this buffer area.
.PP
.SS name
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can be
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Mni. In this case, a coding system associated with the current locale (LC_CTYPE) is used.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP.RS 4
If the operation was successful,
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mconv_buffer_converter()
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returns the created code converter. Otherwise it returns
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NULL
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and assigns an error code to the external variable
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merror_code\fP.
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.RE
.PP
.SH ERRORS
.PP.RS 4
\fCMERROR_SYMBOL\fP,
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.ft C
MERROR_CODING
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.RE
.PP
.SS See Also:.RS 4
\fBmconv_stream_converter()
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.RE
.PP