fribidi_get_joining_type (3)
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NAME
fribidi_get_joining_type - get character joining typeSYNOPSIS
#include <fribidi.h>FriBidiJoiningType fribidi_get_joining_type(FriBidiChar ch);
PARAMETERS
- FriBidiChar ch
- Input character.
DESCRIPTION
This function returns the joining type of a character as defined in Table 8-2 Primary Arabic Joining Classes of the Unicode standard available at www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode4.0.0/ch08.pdf#G7462 using data provided in file ArabicShaping.txt and UnicodeData.txt of the Unicode Character Database available at www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/ArabicShaping.txt and www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txtThere are a few macros defined in fribidi-joining-types.h for querying a joining type.
RETURNS
Possible values for a FriBidiJoiningType are as follows:-
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_U
- NUn-joining, e.g. Full Stop.
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_R
- Right-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Dal.
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_D
- Dual-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Ain.
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_C
- Join-Causing, e.g. Tatweel, ZWJ.
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_T
- Transparent, e.g. Arabic Fatha.
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_L
- Left-joining, i.e. Fictional.
- FRIBIDI_JOINING_TYPE_G
- IGnored, e.g. LRE, RLE, ZWNBSP.