libcaca character set conversions(3caca)

NAME

libcaca character set conversions
Functions
__extern uint32_t caca_utf8_to_utf32 (char const *, size_t *)
Convert a UTF-8 character to UTF-32.
__extern size_t caca_utf32_to_utf8 (char *, uint32_t)
Convert a UTF-32 character to UTF-8.
__extern uint8_t caca_utf32_to_cp437 (uint32_t)
Convert a UTF-32 character to CP437.
__extern uint32_t caca_cp437_to_utf32 (uint8_t)
Convert a CP437 character to UTF-32.
__extern char caca_utf32_to_ascii (uint32_t)
Convert a UTF-32 character to ASCII.
__extern int caca_utf32_is_fullwidth (uint32_t)
Tell whether a UTF-32 character is fullwidth.

Detailed Description

These functions perform conversions between usual character sets.

Function Documentation

__extern uint32_t caca_utf8_to_utf32 (char const * s, size_t * bytes)
Convert a UTF-8 character read from a string and return its value in the UTF-32 character set. If the second argument is not null, the total number of read bytes is written in it. If a null byte was reached before the expected end of the UTF-8
sequence, this function returns zero and the number of read bytes is
set to zero.
This function never fails, but its behaviour with illegal UTF-8
sequences is undefined.
Parameters:
s A string containing the UTF-8 character.
bytes A pointer to a size_t to store the number of bytes in the character, or NULL.
Returns:
The corresponding UTF-32 character, or zero if the character is
incomplete.
Referenced by caca_put_str().
__extern size_t caca_utf32_to_utf8 (char * buf, uint32_t ch) Convert a
UTF-32 character read from a string and write its value in the UTF-8 character set into the given buffer. This function never fails, but its behaviour with illegal UTF-32
characters is undefined.
Parameters:
buf A pointer to a character buffer where the UTF-8 sequence will be written.
ch The UTF-32 character.
Returns:
The number of bytes written.
__extern uint8_t caca_utf32_to_cp437 (uint32_t ch) Convert a UTF-32
character read from a string and return its value in the CP437 character set, or '?' if the character has no equivalent. This function never fails.
Parameters:
ch The UTF-32 character.
Returns:
The corresponding CP437 character, or '?' if not representable.
__extern uint32_t caca_cp437_to_utf32 (uint8_t ch) Convert a CP437
character read from a string and return its value in the UTF-32 character set, or zero if the character is a CP437 control character. This function never fails.
Parameters:
ch The CP437 character.
Returns:
The corresponding UTF-32 character, or zero if not representable.
__extern char caca_utf32_to_ascii (uint32_t ch) Convert a UTF-32 character
into an ASCII character. When no equivalent exists, a graphically close equivalent is sought.
This function never fails, but its behaviour with illegal UTF-32
characters is undefined.
Parameters:
ch The UTF-32 character.
Returns:
The corresponding ASCII character, or a graphically close
equivalent if found, or '?' if not representable.
__extern int caca_utf32_is_fullwidth (uint32_t ch) Check whether the given
UTF-32 character should be printed at twice the normal width (fullwidth characters). If the character is unknown or if its status cannot be decided, it is treated as a standard-width character. This function never fails.
Parameters:
ch The UTF-32 character.
Returns:
1 if the character is fullwidth, 0 otherwise.
Referenced by caca_put_char(), and caca_put_str().

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