fribidi_get_joining_type(3) Programmer's Manual fribidi_get_joining_type(3)

fribidi_get_joining_type - get character joining type

#include <../fribidi/lib/fribidi.h>

FriBidiJoiningType fribidi_get_joining_type(FriBidiChar ch);

Input character.

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 http://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 http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/ArabicShaping.txt and http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt.

There are a few macros defined in fribidi-joining-types.h for querying a joining type.

Possible values for a FriBidiJoiningType are as follows:

NUn-joining, e.g. Full Stop.
Right-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Dal.
Dual-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Ain.
Join-Causing, e.g. Tatweel, ZWJ.
Transparent, e.g. Arabic Fatha.
Left-joining, i.e. Fictional.
IGnored, e.g. LRE, RLE, ZWNBSP.

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26 September 2024 c2man fribidi-joining-types.h