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2  * fontconfig/doc/fcpattern.fncs
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24 @RET@           FcPattern *     
25 @FUNC@          FcPatternCreate
26 @TYPE1@         void
27 @PURPOSE@       Create a pattern
28 @DESC@
29 Creates a pattern with no properties; used to build patterns from scratch.
30 @@
31
32 @RET@           FcPattern *     
33 @FUNC@          FcPatternDuplicate
34 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@           p
35 @PURPOSE@       Copy a pattern
36 @DESC@
37 Copy a pattern, returning a new pattern that matches
38 <parameter>p</parameter>. Each pattern may be modified without affecting the
39 other.
40 @@
41
42 @RET@           void
43 @FUNC@          FcPatternReference
44 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@           p
45 @PURPOSE@       Increment pattern reference count
46 @DESC@
47 Add another reference to <parameter>p</parameter>. Patterns are freed only
48 when the reference count reaches zero.
49 @@
50
51 @RET@           void
52 @FUNC@          FcPatternDestroy
53 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@           p
54 @PURPOSE@       Destroy a pattern
55 @DESC@
56 Decrement the pattern reference count. If all references are gone, destroys
57 the pattern, in the process destroying all related values.
58 @@
59
60 @RET@           FcBool
61 @FUNC@          FcPatternEqual
62 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          pa
63 @TYPE2@         const FcPattern *               @ARG2@          pb 
64 @PURPOSE@       Compare patterns
65 @DESC@
66 Returns whether <parameter>pa</parameter> and <parameter>pb</parameter> are exactly alike.
67 @@
68
69 @RET@           FcBool
70 @FUNC@          FcPatternEqualSubset
71 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          pa
72 @TYPE2@         const FcPattern *               @ARG2@          pb
73 @TYPE3@         const FcObjectSet *             @ARG3@          os 
74 @PURPOSE@       Compare portions of patterns
75 @DESC@
76 Returns whether <parameter>pa</parameter> and <parameter>pb</parameter> have exactly the same values for all of the
77 objects in <parameter>os</parameter>.
78 @@
79
80 @RET@           FcPattern *
81 @FUNC@          FcPatternFilter
82 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@           p
83 @TYPE2@         const FcObjectSet *             @ARG1@           os
84 @PURPOSE@       Filter the objects of pattern
85 @DESC@
86 Returns a new pattern that only has those objects from
87 <parameter>p</parameter> that are in <parameter>os</parameter>.
88 If <parameter>os</parameter> is NULL, a duplicate of
89 <parameter>p</parameter> is returned.
90 @@
91
92 @RET@           FcChar32
93 @FUNC@          FcPatternHash
94 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          p
95 @PURPOSE@       Compute a pattern hash value
96 @DESC@
97 Returns a 32-bit number which is the same for any two patterns which are
98 equal.
99 @@
100
101 @RET@           FcBool
102 @FUNC@          FcPatternAdd
103 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
104 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
105 @TYPE3@         FcValue%                        @ARG3@          value
106 @TYPE4@         FcBool%                         @ARG4@          append 
107 @PURPOSE@       Add a value to a pattern
108 @DESC@
109 Adds a single value to the list of values associated with the property named
110 `object<parameter>.  If `append</parameter> is FcTrue, the value is added at the end of any
111 existing list, otherwise it is inserted at the beginning.  `value' is saved
112 (with FcValueSave) when inserted into the pattern so that the library
113 retains no reference to any application-supplied data structure.
114 @@
115
116 @RET@           FcBool
117 @FUNC@          FcPatternAddWeak
118 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
119 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
120 @TYPE3@         FcValue%                        @ARG3@          value
121 @TYPE4@         FcBool%                         @ARG4@          append 
122 @PURPOSE@       Add a value to a pattern with weak binding
123 @DESC@
124 FcPatternAddWeak is essentially the same as FcPatternAdd except that any
125 values added to the list have binding <parameter>weak</parameter> instead of <parameter>strong</parameter>.
126 @@
127
128 @TITLE@         FcPatternAdd-Type
129 @RET@           FcBool
130 @FUNC@          FcPatternAddInteger
131 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
132 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
133 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          i
134
135 @PROTOTYPE+@
136 @RET+@          FcBool
137 @FUNC+@         FcPatternAddDouble
138 @TYPE1+@        FcPattern *                     @ARG1+@         p
139 @TYPE2+@        const char *                    @ARG2+@         object
140 @TYPE3+@        double%                         @ARG3+@         d
141
142 @PROTOTYPE++@
143 @RET++@         FcBool
144 @FUNC++@        FcPatternAddString
145 @TYPE1++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG1++@        p
146 @TYPE2++@       const char *                    @ARG2++@        object
147 @TYPE3++@       const FcChar8 *                 @ARG3++@        s
148
149 @PROTOTYPE+++@
150 @RET+++@        FcBool
151 @FUNC+++@       FcPatternAddMatrix
152 @TYPE1+++@      FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++@       p
153 @TYPE2+++@      const char *                    @ARG2+++@       object
154 @TYPE3+++@      const FcMatrix *                @ARG3+++@       m
155
156 @PROTOTYPE++++@
157 @RET++++@       FcBool
158 @FUNC++++@      FcPatternAddCharSet
159 @TYPE1++++@     FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++@      p
160 @TYPE2++++@     const char *                    @ARG2++++@      object
161 @TYPE3++++@     const FcCharSet *               @ARG3++++@      c
162
163 @PROTOTYPE+++++@
164 @RET+++++@      FcBool
165 @FUNC+++++@     FcPatternAddBool
166 @TYPE1+++++@    FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++@     p
167 @TYPE2+++++@    const char *                    @ARG2+++++@     object
168 @TYPE3+++++@    FcBool%                         @ARG3+++++@     b
169
170 @PROTOTYPE++++++@
171 @RET++++++@     FcBool
172 @FUNC++++++@    FcPatternAddFTFace
173 @TYPE1++++++@   FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++++@    p
174 @TYPE2++++++@   const char *                    @ARG2++++++@    object
175 @TYPE3++++++@   const FT_Face                   @ARG3++++++@    f
176
177 @PROTOTYPE+++++++@
178 @RET+++++++@    FcBool
179 @FUNC+++++++@   FcPatternAddLangSet
180 @TYPE1+++++++@  FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++++@   p
181 @TYPE2+++++++@  const char *                    @ARG2+++++++@   object
182 @TYPE3+++++++@  const FcLangSet *               @ARG3+++++++@   l
183
184 @PROTOTYPE++++++++@
185 @RET++++++++@   FcBool
186 @FUNC++++++++@  FcPatternAddRange
187 @TYPE1++++++++@ FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++++++@  p
188 @TYPE2++++++++@ const char *                    @ARG2++++++++@  object
189 @TYPE3++++++++@ const FcRange *                 @ARG3++++++++@  r
190
191 @PURPOSE@       Add a typed value to a pattern
192 @DESC@
193 These are all convenience functions that insert objects of the specified
194 type into the pattern.  Use these in preference to FcPatternAdd as they
195 will provide compile-time typechecking.  These all append values to
196 any existing list of values.
197
198 <function>FcPatternAddRange</function> are available since 2.11.91.
199 @@
200
201 @RET@           FcResult
202 @FUNC@          FcPatternGet
203 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
204 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
205 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          id
206 @TYPE4@         FcValue *                       @ARG4@          v 
207 @PURPOSE@       Return a value from a pattern
208 @DESC@
209 Returns in <parameter>v</parameter> the <parameter>id</parameter>'th value
210 associated with the property <parameter>object</parameter>.
211 The value returned is not a copy, but rather refers to the data stored
212 within the pattern directly.  Applications must not free this value.
213 @@
214
215 @TITLE@         FcPatternGet-Type
216 @PROTOTYPE@
217 @RET@           FcResult
218 @FUNC@          FcPatternGetInteger
219 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
220 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object
221 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          n
222 @TYPE4@         int *                           @ARG4@          i
223
224 @PROTOTYPE+@
225 @RET+@          FcResult
226 @FUNC+@         FcPatternGetDouble
227 @TYPE1+@        FcPattern *                     @ARG1+@         p
228 @TYPE2+@        const char *                    @ARG2+@         object
229 @TYPE3+@        int%                            @ARG3+@         n
230 @TYPE4+@        double *                        @ARG4+@         d 
231
232 @PROTOTYPE++@
233 @RET++@         FcResult
234 @FUNC++@        FcPatternGetString
235 @TYPE1++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG1++@        p
236 @TYPE2++@       const char *                    @ARG2++@        object
237 @TYPE3++@       int%                            @ARG3++@        n
238 @TYPE4++@       FcChar8 **                      @ARG4++@        s
239
240 @PROTOTYPE+++@
241 @RET+++@        FcResult
242 @FUNC+++@       FcPatternGetMatrix 
243 @TYPE1+++@      FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++@       p 
244 @TYPE2+++@      const char *                    @ARG2+++@       object 
245 @TYPE3+++@      int%                            @ARG3+++@       n 
246 @TYPE4+++@      FcMatrix **                     @ARG4+++@       s 
247
248 @PROTOTYPE++++@
249 @RET++++@       FcResult 
250 @FUNC++++@      FcPatternGetCharSet 
251 @TYPE1++++@     FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++@      p 
252 @TYPE2++++@     const char *                    @ARG2++++@      object 
253 @TYPE3++++@     int%                            @ARG3++++@      n 
254 @TYPE4++++@     FcCharSet **                    @ARG4++++@      c 
255
256 @PROTOTYPE+++++@
257 @RET+++++@      FcResult 
258 @FUNC+++++@     FcPatternGetBool                
259 @TYPE1+++++@    FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++@     p
260 @TYPE2+++++@    const char *                    @ARG2+++++@     object 
261 @TYPE3+++++@    int%                            @ARG3+++++@     n 
262 @TYPE4+++++@    FcBool *                        @ARG4+++++@     b 
263
264 @PROTOTYPE++++++@
265 @RET++++++@     FcResult
266 @FUNC++++++@    FcPatternGetFTFace
267 @TYPE1++++++@   FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++++@    p
268 @TYPE2++++++@   const char *                    @ARG2++++++@    object
269 @TYPE3++++++@   int%                            @ARG3++++++@    n
270 @TYPE4++++++@   FT_Face *                       @ARG4++++++@    f
271
272 @PROTOTYPE+++++++@
273 @RET+++++++@    FcResult
274 @FUNC+++++++@   FcPatternGetLangSet
275 @TYPE1+++++++@  FcPattern *                     @ARG1+++++++@   p
276 @TYPE2+++++++@  const char *                    @ARG2+++++++@   object
277 @TYPE3+++++++@  int%                            @ARG3+++++++@   n
278 @TYPE4+++++++@  FcLangSet **                    @ARG4+++++++@   l
279
280 @PROTOTYPE++++++++@
281 @RET++++++++@   FcResult
282 @FUNC++++++++@  FcPatternGetRange
283 @TYPE1++++++++@ FcPattern *                     @ARG1++++++++@  p
284 @TYPE2++++++++@ const char *                    @ARG2++++++++@  object
285 @TYPE3++++++++@ int%                            @ARG3++++++++@  n
286 @TYPE4++++++++@ FcRange **                      @ARG4++++++++@  r
287
288 @PURPOSE@       Return a typed value from a pattern
289 @DESC@
290 These are convenience functions that call FcPatternGet and verify that the
291 returned data is of the expected type. They return FcResultTypeMismatch if
292 this is not the case.  Note that these (like FcPatternGet) do not make a
293 copy of any data structure referenced by the return value.  Use these
294 in preference to FcPatternGet to provide compile-time typechecking.
295
296 <function>FcPatternGetRange</function> are available since 2.11.91.
297 @@
298
299 @RET@           FcPattern *
300 @FUNC@          FcPatternBuild
301 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          pattern
302 @TYPE2@         ...
303
304 @PROTOTYPE+@
305 @RET+@          FcPattern *
306 @FUNC+@         FcPatternVaBuild
307 @TYPE1+@        FcPattern *                     @ARG1+@         pattern
308 @TYPE2+@        va_list%                        @ARG2+@         va
309
310 @PROTOTYPE++@
311 @RET++@         void
312 @FUNC++@        FcPatternVapBuild
313 @TYPE1++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG1++@        result
314 @TYPE2++@       FcPattern *                     @ARG2++@        pattern
315 @TYPE3++@       va_list%                        @ARG3++@        va
316
317 @PURPOSE@       Create patterns from arguments
318 @DESC@
319 Builds a pattern using a list of objects, types and values.  Each
320 value to be entered in the pattern is specified with three arguments:
321 </para>
322 <orderedlist>
323 <listitem><para>
324 Object name, a string describing the property to be added.
325 </para></listitem><listitem><para>
326 Object type, one of the FcType enumerated values
327 </para></listitem><listitem><para>
328 Value, not an FcValue, but the raw type as passed to any of the
329 FcPatternAdd&lt;type&gt; functions.  Must match the type of the second
330 argument.
331 </para></listitem>
332 </orderedlist>
333 <para>
334 The argument list is terminated by a null object name, no object type nor
335 value need be passed for this.  The values are added to `pattern', if
336 `pattern' is null, a new pattern is created.  In either case, the pattern is
337 returned. Example
338 </para>
339 <programlisting>
340 pattern = FcPatternBuild (0, FC_FAMILY, FcTypeString, "Times", (char *) 0);
341 </programlisting>
342 <para>
343 FcPatternVaBuild is used when the arguments are already in the form of a
344 varargs value. FcPatternVapBuild is a macro version of FcPatternVaBuild
345 which returns its result directly in the <parameter>result</parameter>
346 variable.
347 @@
348
349 @RET@           FcBool
350 @FUNC@          FcPatternDel
351 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
352 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object 
353 @PURPOSE@       Delete a property from a pattern
354 @DESC@
355 Deletes all values associated with the property `object', returning 
356 whether the property existed or not.
357 @@
358
359 @RET@           FcBool
360 @FUNC@          FcPatternRemove
361 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          p
362 @TYPE2@         const char *                    @ARG2@          object 
363 @TYPE3@         int%                            @ARG3@          id
364 @PURPOSE@       Remove one object of the specified type from the pattern
365 @DESC@
366 Removes the value associated with the property `object' at position `id', returning 
367 whether the property existed and had a value at that position or not.
368 @@
369                 
370 @RET@           void
371 @FUNC@          FcPatternPrint
372 @TYPE1@         const FcPattern *               @ARG1@          p 
373 @PURPOSE@       Print a pattern for debugging
374 @DESC@
375 Prints an easily readable version of the pattern to stdout.  There is
376 no provision for reparsing data in this format, it's just for diagnostics
377 and debugging.
378 @@
379
380 @RET@           void    
381 @FUNC@          FcDefaultSubstitute
382 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          pattern 
383 @PURPOSE@       Perform default substitutions in a pattern
384 @DESC@
385 Supplies default values for underspecified font patterns:
386 <itemizedlist>
387 <listitem><para>
388 Patterns without a specified style or weight are set to Medium
389 </para></listitem>
390 <listitem><para>
391 Patterns without a specified style or slant are set to Roman
392 </para></listitem>
393 <listitem><para>
394 Patterns without a specified pixel size are given one computed from any
395 specified point size (default 12), dpi (default 75) and scale (default 1).
396 </para></listitem>
397 </itemizedlist>
398 @@
399
400 @RET@           FcPattern *
401 @FUNC@          FcNameParse
402 @TYPE1@         const FcChar8 *                 @ARG1@          name 
403 @PURPOSE@       Parse a pattern string
404 @DESC@
405 Converts <parameter>name</parameter> from the standard text format described above into a pattern.
406 @@
407
408 @RET@           FcChar8 *
409 @FUNC@          FcNameUnparse
410 @TYPE1@         FcPattern *                     @ARG1@          pat 
411 @PURPOSE@       Convert a pattern back into a string that can be parsed
412 @DESC@
413 Converts the given pattern into the standard text format described above.
414 The return value is not static, but instead refers to newly allocated memory
415 which should be freed by the caller using free().
416 @@