Layout Service Library Functions m_wtransform_layout(3LAYOUT)
NAME
m_wtransform_layout - layout transformation for wide charac-
ter stringsSYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -llayout [ library... ]
#include
int m_wtransform_layout(LayoutObject layout_object,
const wchar_t *InpBuf, const size_t ImpSize, const void *OutBuf,
size_t *Outsize, size_t *InpToOut, size_t *OutToInp,
unsignedchar *Property, size_t *InpBufIndex);
DESCRIPTION
The m_wtransform_layout() function performs layout transfor-
mations (reordering, shaping, cell determination) or pro-
vides additional information needed for layout transforma-
tion (such as the expected size of the transformed layout, the nesting level of different segments in the text andcross-references between the locations of the corresponding
elements before and after the layout transformation). Both the input text and output text are wide character strings.The m_wtransform_layout() function transforms the input text
in InpBuf according to the current layout values inlayout_object. Any layout value whose value type is Layout-
TextDescriptor describes the attributes of the InpBuf and OutBuf arguments. If the attributes are the same for both InpBuf and OutBuf, a null transformation is performed with respect to that specific layout value.The InpBuf argument specifies the source text to be pro-
cessed. The InpBuf may not be NULL, unless there is a need to reset the internal state. The InpSize argument is the number of bytes within InpBuf to be processed by the transformation. Its value will not change after return from the transformation. InpSize set to-1 indicates that the text in InpBuf is delimited by a null
code element. If InpSize is not set to -1, it is possible to
have some null elements in the input buffer. This might be used, for example, for a "one shot" transformation of several strings, separated by nulls.SunOS 5.11 Last change: 7 Aug 2006 1
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Output of this function may be one or more of the following depending on the setting of the arguments:OutBuf Any transformed data is stored in OutBuf, con-
verted to ShapeCharset. Outsize The number of wide characters in OutBuf.InpToOut A cross-reference from each InpBuf code element
to the transformed data. The cross-reference
relates to the data in InpBuf starting with the first element that InpBufIndex points to (and not necessarily starting from the beginning of the InpBuf).OutToInp A cross-reference to each InpBuf code element
from the transformed data. The cross-reference
relates to the data in InpBuf starting with the first element that InpBufIndex points to (and not necessarily starting from the beginning of the InpBuf). Property A weighted value that represents peculiar input string transformation properties with differentconnotations as explained below. If this argu-
ment is not a nullpointer, it represents an array of values with the same number of elements as the source substring text before the transformation. Each byte will contain relevant"property" information of the corresponding ele-
ment in InpBuf starting from the element pointed by InpBufIndex. The four rightmost bits of each "property" byte will contain information forbidirectional environments (when ActiveDirec-
tional is True) and they will mean "NestingLev-
els." The possible value from 0 to 15 represents the nesting level of the corresponding element in the InpBuf starting from the element pointed by InpBufIndex. If ActiveDirectional is false the content of NestingLevel bits will be ignored. The leftmost bit of each "property" byte will contain a "new cell indicator" for composed character environments, and will have a value of either 1 (for an element in InpBuf that is transformed to the beginning of a new cell)or 0 (for the "zero-length" composing character
elements, when these are grouped into the samepresentation cell with a non- composing
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character). Here again, each element of "pro-
perty" pertains to the elements in the InpBufstarting from the element pointed by InpBufIn-
dex. (Remember that this is not necessarily thebeginning of InpBuf). If none of the transforma-
tion properties is required, the argument Pro-
perty can be NULL. The use of "property" can beenhanced in the future to pertain to other pos-
sible usage in other environments. The InpBufIndex argument is an offset value to the locationof the transformed text. When m_wtransform_layout() is
called, InpBufIndex contains the offset to the element in InpBuf that will be transformed first. (Note that this is not necessarily the first element in InpBuf). At the return from the transformation, InpBufIndex contains the offset to the first element in the InpBuf that has not been transformed. If the entire substring has been transformed successfully, InpBufIndex will be incremented by the amount defined by InpSize. Each of these output arguments may be null to specify that no output is desired for the specific argument, but at leastone of them should be set to a non-null value to perform any
significant work.In addition to the possible outputs above, layout_object
maintains a directional state across calls to the transform functions. The directional state is reset to its initialstate whenever any of the layout values TypeOfText, Orienta-
tion, or ImplicitAlg is modified by means of a call tom_setvalues_layout().
The layout_object argument specifies a LayoutObject returned
by the m_create_layout() function.
The OutBufargument contains the transformed data. This argu-
ment can be specified as a null pointer to indicate that no transformed data is required. The encoding of the OutBuf argument depends on theShapeCharset layout value defined in layout_object. If the
ActiveShapeEditing layout value is not set (False), the encoding of OutBuf is guaranteed to be the same as the codeset of the locale associated with the LayoutObjectSunOS 5.11 Last change: 7 Aug 2006 3
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defined by layout_object.
On input, the OutSize argument specifies the size of the output buffer in number of wide characters. The output buffer should be large enough to contain the transformedresult; otherwise, only a partial transformation is per-
formed. If the ActiveShapeEditing layout value is set (True)the OutBuf should be allocated to contain at least the Inp-
Size multiplied by ShapeCharsetSize. On return, the OutSize argument is modified to the actual number of code elements in OutBuf. When the OutSize argument is specified as zero, the functioncalculates the size of an output buffer large enough to con-
tain the transformed text, and the result is returned in this field. The content of the buffers specified by InpBuf and OutBuf, and the value of InpBufIndex, remain unchanged. If OutSize = NULL, the EINVAL error condition should be returned. If the InpToOut argument is not a null pointer, it points to an array of values with the same number of wide characters in InpBuf starting with the one pointed by InpBufIndex and up to the end of the substring in the buffer. On output, the nth value in InpToOut corresponds to the nth byte in InpBuf. This value is the index (in units of wide characters) in OutBufthat identifies the transformed ShapeCharset element of the nth byte in InpBuf. InpToOut may be specified as NULL if no index array from InpBuf to OutBuf is desired. If the OutToInp argument is not a null pointer, it points to an array of values with the same number of wide characters as contained in OutBuf. On output, the nth value in OutToInp corresponds to the nth byte in OutBuf. This value is the index in InpBuf, starting with wide character byte pointed to by InpBufIndex, that identifies the logical code element of the nth wide character in OutBuf. OutToInp may be specified as NULL if no index array from OutBuf to InpBuf is desired.SunOS 5.11 Last change: 7 Aug 2006 4
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To perform shaping of a text string without reordering ofcode elements, the layout_object should be set with input
and output layout value TypeOfText set to TEXT_VISUAL and
both in and out of Orientation set to the same value.RETURN VALUES
If successful, the m_wtransform_layout() function returns 0.
If unsuccessful, the returned value is -1 and the errno is
set to indicate the source of error. When the size of OutBuf is not large enough to contain the entire transformed text,the input text state at the end of the uncompleted transfor-
mation is saved internally and the error condition E2BIG is returned in errno.ERRORS
The m_wtransform_layout() function may fail if:
E2BIG The output buffer is full and the source text is not entirely processed.EBADF The layout values are set to a meaningless combi-
nation or the layout object is not valid.EILSEQ Transformation stopped due to an input code ele-
ment that cannot be shaped or is invalid. The Inp-
BufIndex argument is set to indicate the code ele-
ment causing the error. The suspect code element is either a valid code element but cannot be shaped into the ShapeCharset layout value, or is an invalid code element not defined by the codesetof the locale of layout_object. The mbtowc() and
wctomb() functions, when used in the same locale as the LayoutObject, can be used to determine if the code element is valid.EINVAL Transformation stopped due to an incomplete compo-
site sequence at the end of the input buffer, or OutSize contains NULL. ERANGE More than 15 embedding levels are in source text or InpBuf contain unbalanced directional layout information (push/pop) or an incomplete composite sequence has been detected in the input buffer atthe beginning of the string pointed to by Inp-
BufIndex. An incomplete composite sequence at the end of the input buffer is not always detectable. SometimesSunOS 5.11 Last change: 7 Aug 2006 5
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the fact that the sequence is incomplete will only be detected when additional character elements belonging to the composite sequence are found at the beginning of the next input buffer.USAGE
A LayoutObject will have a meaningful combination of default layout values. Whoever chooses to change the default layout values is responsible for making sure that the combination of layout values is meaningful. Otherwise, the result ofm_wtransform_layout() might be unpredictable or
implementation-specific with errno set to EBADF.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Shaping and reordering input string into output bufferThe following example illustrated what the different argu-
ments of m_wtransform_layout() look like when a string in
InpBuf is shaped and reordered into OutBuf. Upper-case
letters in the example represent left-to-right letters while
lower-case letters represent right-to-left letters. xyz
represents the shapes of cde. Position: 0123456789 InpBuf: AB cde 12z Position: 0123456789 OutBuf: AB 12 zyxZ Position: 0123456789 OutToInp: 0127865439 Position: 0123456789 Property.NestLevel: 0001111220 Property.CelBdry: 1111111111 The values (encoded in bianry) returned in the Property argument define the directionality of each code element in the source text as defined by the type of algorithm usedwithin the layout_object. Whlie the algorithm may be imple-
mentation dependent, the resulting values and levels are defined such as to allow a single method to be used in determining the directionality of the sourece text. The base rules are:SunOS 5.11 Last change: 7 Aug 2006 6
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o Odd levels are always RTL. o Even levels are always LTR. o The Orientation layout value setting determines the initial level (0 or 1) used.Within a Property array each increment in the level indi-
cates the corresponding code elements should be presented in the opposite direction. Callers of this function should realize that the Property values for certain code elements is dependent on the context of the given character and the layout values: Orientation and ImplicitAlg. Callers should not assume that a given code element always has the same Property value in all cases. Example 2 Algorithm to handle nestingThe following is an example of a standard presentation algo-
rithm that handles nesting correctly. The goal of this algo-
rithm is ultimately to return to a zero nest level. Note that more efficient algorithms do exist; the following is provided for clarity rather than for efficiency. 1. Search for the highest next level in the string. 2. Reverse all surrounding code elements of the same level. Reduce the nest level of these code elements by 1. 3. Repeat 1 and 2 until all code elements are of level 0. The following shows the progression of the example from above: Position: 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 InpBuf: AB cde 12Z AB cde 21Z AB 12 edcZ Property.NestLevel: 0001111220 0001111110 0000000000 Property.CellBdry: 1111111111 1111111111 1111111111ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability | Committed ||_____________________________|_____________________________|
| MT-Level | MT-Safe |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Standard | See standards(5). ||_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.11 Last change: 7 Aug 2006 8