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.TH "mconv_encode_buffer" 3m17n "15 Oct 2009" "" "Version 1.5.5" "" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
mconv_encode_buffer \- Encode an M\-text into a buffer area. 


.SH SYNOPSIS
int
\fBmconv_encode_buffer\fP (\fBMSymbol\fP
\fIname\fP, \fBMText\fP *
\fImt\fP, unsigned char *
\fIbuf\fP, int
\fIn\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
Encode an M\-text into a buffer area. 
.PP
The
.ft B
mconv_encode_buffer()
.ft R
function encodes M\-text
.ft B
mt
.ft R
based on coding system
.ft B
name
.ft R
and writes the resulting byte sequence into the buffer area pointed to by
.ft B
buf\fP.
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At most
.ft B
n
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bytes are written. A temporary code converter for encoding is automatically created and freed.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP
.RS 4
If the operation was successful,
.ft B
mconv_encode_buffer()
.ft R
returns the number of written bytes. Otherwise it returns \-1 and assigns an error code to the external variable
.ft B
merror_code\fP.
.ft R
.RE
.PP
.SH ERRORS
.PP
.RS 4
\fCMERROR_IO\fP,
.ft R
.ft C
MERROR_CODING
.ft R
.RE
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.RS 4
\fBmconv_encode()\fP,
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.ft B
mconv_encode_stream()
.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>.
