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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Utf.3,v 1.21 2005/04/06 20:55:22 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Utf.3,v 1.22 2005/05/03 18:07:44 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Utf 3 "8.1" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -24,34 +24,34 @@ int
\fBTcl_UtfToUniChar\fR(\fIsrc, chPtr\fR)
.sp
char *
-\fBTcl_UniCharToUtfDString\fR(\fIuniStr, numChars, dstPtr\fR)
+\fBTcl_UniCharToUtfDString\fR(\fIuniStr, uniLength, dsPtr\fR)
.sp
Tcl_UniChar *
-\fBTcl_UtfToUniCharDString\fR(\fIsrc, len, dstPtr\fR)
+\fBTcl_UtfToUniCharDString\fR(\fIsrc, length, dsPtr\fR)
.sp
int
\fBTcl_UniCharLen\fR(\fIuniStr\fR)
.sp
int
-\fBTcl_UniCharNcmp\fR(\fIuniStr, uniStr, num\fR)
+\fBTcl_UniCharNcmp\fR(\fIucs, uct, numChars\fR)
.sp
int
-\fBTcl_UniCharNcasecmp\fR(\fIuniStr, uniStr, num\fR)
+\fBTcl_UniCharNcasecmp\fR(\fIucs, uct, numChars\fR)
.sp
int
\fBTcl_UniCharCaseMatch\fR(\fIuniStr, uniPattern, nocase\fR)
.sp
int
-\fBTcl_UtfNcmp\fR(\fIsrc, src, num\fR)
+\fBTcl_UtfNcmp\fR(\fIcs, ct, numChars\fR)
.sp
int
-\fBTcl_UtfNcasecmp\fR(\fIsrc, src, num\fR)
+\fBTcl_UtfNcasecmp\fR(\fIcs, ct, numChars\fR)
.sp
int
-\fBTcl_UtfCharComplete\fR(\fIsrc, len\fR)
+\fBTcl_UtfCharComplete\fR(\fIsrc, length\fR)
.sp
int
-\fBTcl_NumUtfChars\fR(\fIsrc, len\fR)
+\fBTcl_NumUtfChars\fR(\fIsrc, length\fR)
.sp
const char *
\fBTcl_UtfFindFirst\fR(\fIsrc, ch\fR)
@@ -84,19 +84,27 @@ The Tcl_UniChar to be converted or examined.
Filled with the Tcl_UniChar represented by the head of the UTF-8 string.
.AP "const char" *src in
Pointer to a UTF-8 string.
+.AP "const char" *cs in
+Pointer to a UTF-8 string.
+.AP "const char" *ct in
+Pointer to a UTF-8 string.
.AP "const Tcl_UniChar" *uniStr in
A null-terminated Unicode string.
+.AP "const Tcl_UniChar" *ucs in
+A null-terminated Unicode string.
+.AP "const Tcl_UniChar" *uct in
+A null-terminated Unicode string.
.AP "const Tcl_UniChar" *uniPattern in
A null-terminated Unicode string.
-.AP int len in
+.AP int length in
The length of the UTF-8 string in bytes (not UTF-8 characters). If
negative, all bytes up to the first null byte are used.
-.AP int numChars in
+.AP int uniLength in
The length of the Unicode string in characters. Must be greater than or
equal to 0.
-.AP "Tcl_DString" *dstPtr in/out
+.AP "Tcl_DString" *dsPtr in/out
A pointer to a previously initialized \fBTcl_DString\fR.
-.AP "unsigned long" num in
+.AP "unsigned long" numChars in
The number of characters to compare.
.AP "const char" *start in
Pointer to the beginning of a UTF-8 string.
@@ -140,15 +148,16 @@ byte of \fIsrc\fR in \fI*chPtr\fR as a Tcl_UniChar between 0x0000 and
.PP
\fBTcl_UniCharToUtfDString\fR converts the given Unicode string
to UTF-8, storing the result in a previously initialized \fBTcl_DString\fR.
-You must specify the length of the given Unicode string.
+You must specify \fIuniLength\fR, the length of the given Unicode string.
The return value is a pointer to the UTF-8 representation of the
Unicode string. Storage for the return value is appended to the
end of the \fBTcl_DString\fR.
.PP
\fBTcl_UtfToUniCharDString\fR converts the given UTF-8 string to Unicode,
storing the result in the previously initialized \fBTcl_DString\fR.
-You may either specify the length of the given UTF-8 string or "-1",
-in which case \fBTcl_UtfToUniCharDString\fR uses \fBstrlen\fR to
+In the argument \fIlength\fR, you may either specify the length of
+the given UTF-8 string in bytes or "-1", in which
+case \fBTcl_UtfToUniCharDString\fR uses \fBstrlen\fR to
calculate the length. The return value is a pointer to the Unicode
representation of the UTF-8 string. Storage for the return value
is appended to the end of the \fBTcl_DString\fR. The Unicode string
@@ -161,7 +170,7 @@ the number of Unicode characters (not bytes) in that string.
\fBTcl_UniCharNcmp\fR and \fBTcl_UniCharNcasecmp\fR correspond to
\fBstrncmp\fR and \fBstrncasecmp\fR, respectively, for Unicode characters.
They accept two null-terminated Unicode strings and the number of characters
-to compare. Both strings are assumed to be at least \fIlen\fR characters
+to compare. Both strings are assumed to be at least \fInumChars\fR characters
long. \fBTcl_UniCharNcmp\fR compares the two strings character-by-character
according to the Unicode character ordering. It returns an integer greater
than, equal to, or less than 0 if the first string is greater than, equal
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ be case sensitive and returns whether the string matches the pattern.
.PP
\fBTcl_UtfNcmp\fR corresponds to \fBstrncmp\fR for UTF-8 strings. It
accepts two null-terminated UTF-8 strings and the number of characters
-to compare. (Both strings are assumed to be at least \fIlen\fR
+to compare. (Both strings are assumed to be at least \fInumChars\fR
characters long.) \fBTcl_UtfNcmp\fR compares the two strings
character-by-character according to the Unicode character ordering.
It returns an integer greater than, equal to, or less than 0 if the
@@ -188,7 +197,7 @@ differences in case when comparing upper, lower or title case
characters.
.PP
\fBTcl_UtfCharComplete\fR returns 1 if the source UTF-8 string \fIsrc\fR
-of length \fIlen\fR bytes is long enough to be decoded by
+of \fIlength\fR bytes is long enough to be decoded by
\fBTcl_UtfToUniChar\fR, or 0 otherwise. This function does not guarantee
that the UTF-8 string is properly formed. This routine is used by
procedures that are operating on a byte at a time and need to know if a
@@ -196,7 +205,7 @@ full Tcl_UniChar has been seen.
.PP
\fBTcl_NumUtfChars\fR corresponds to \fBstrlen\fR for UTF-8 strings. It
returns the number of Tcl_UniChars that are represented by the UTF-8 string
-\fIsrc\fR. The length of the source string is \fIlen\fR bytes. If the
+\fIsrc\fR. The length of the source string is \fIlength\fR bytes. If the
length is negative, all bytes up to the first null byte are used.
.PP
\fBTcl_UtfFindFirst\fR corresponds to \fBstrchr\fR for UTF-8 strings. It