fribidi_get_joining_type3
Get character joining type
Usage
#include <../fribidi/lib/fribidi.h>
FriBidiJoiningType fribidi_get_joining_type(FriBidiChar ch);
Parameters
- FriBidiChar ch
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Input character.
Overview
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.
Returns
Possible values for a FriBidiJoiningType are as follows:
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NUn-joining, e.g. Full Stop. |
|---|---|
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Right-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Dal. |
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Dual-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Ain. |
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Join-Causing, e.g. Tatweel, ZWJ. |
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Transparent, e.g. Arabic Fatha. |
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Left-joining, i.e. Fictional. |
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IGnored, e.g. LRE, RLE, ZWNBSP. |
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