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      4 *   Copyright (C) 2000-2004, International Business Machines
      5 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
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      8 *   file name:  ushape.h
      9 *   encoding:   US-ASCII
     10 *   tab size:   8 (not used)
     11 *   indentation:4
     12 *
     13 *   created on: 2000jun29
     14 *   created by: Markus W. Scherer
     15 */
     16 
     17 #ifndef __USHAPE_H__
     18 #define __USHAPE_H__
     19 
     20 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * \file
     24  * \brief C API:  Arabic shaping
     25  *
     26  */
     27 
     28 /**
     29  * Shape Arabic text on a character basis.
     30  *
     31  * <p>This function performs basic operations for "shaping" Arabic text. It is most
     32  * useful for use with legacy data formats and legacy display technology
     33  * (simple terminals). All operations are performed on Unicode characters.</p>
     34  *
     35  * <p>Text-based shaping means that some character code points in the text are
     36  * replaced by others depending on the context. It transforms one kind of text
     37  * into another. In comparison, modern displays for Arabic text select
     38  * appropriate, context-dependent font glyphs for each text element, which means
     39  * that they transform text into a glyph vector.</p>
     40  *
     41  * <p>Text transformations are necessary when modern display technology is not
     42  * available or when text needs to be transformed to or from legacy formats that
     43  * use "shaped" characters. Since the Arabic script is cursive, connecting
     44  * adjacent letters to each other, computers select images for each letter based
     45  * on the surrounding letters. This usually results in four images per Arabic
     46  * letter: initial, middle, final, and isolated forms. In Unicode, on the other
     47  * hand, letters are normally stored abstract, and a display system is expected
     48  * to select the necessary glyphs. (This makes searching and other text
     49  * processing easier because the same letter has only one code.) It is possible
     50  * to mimic this with text transformations because there are characters in
     51  * Unicode that are rendered as letters with a specific shape
     52  * (or cursive connectivity). They were included for interoperability with
     53  * legacy systems and codepages, and for unsophisticated display systems.</p>
     54  *
     55  * <p>A second kind of text transformations is supported for Arabic digits:
     56  * For compatibility with legacy codepages that only include European digits,
     57  * it is possible to replace one set of digits by another, changing the
     58  * character code points. These operations can be performed for either
     59  * Arabic-Indic Digits (U+0660...U+0669) or Eastern (Extended) Arabic-Indic
     60  * digits (U+06f0...U+06f9).</p>
     61  *
     62  * <p>Some replacements may result in more or fewer characters (code points).
     63  * By default, this means that the destination buffer may receive text with a
     64  * length different from the source length. Some legacy systems rely on the
     65  * length of the text to be constant. They expect extra spaces to be added
     66  * or consumed either next to the affected character or at the end of the
     67  * text.</p>
     68  *
     69  * <p>For details about the available operations, see the description of the
     70  * <code>U_SHAPE_...</code> options.</p>
     71  *
     72  * @param source The input text.
     73  *
     74  * @param sourceLength The number of UChars in <code>source</code>.
     75  *
     76  * @param dest The destination buffer that will receive the results of the
     77  *             requested operations. It may be <code>NULL</code> only if
     78  *             <code>destSize</code> is 0. The source and destination must not
     79  *             overlap.
     80  *
     81  * @param destSize The size (capacity) of the destination buffer in UChars.
     82  *                 If <code>destSize</code> is 0, then no output is produced,
     83  *                 but the necessary buffer size is returned ("preflighting").
     84  *
     85  * @param options This is a 32-bit set of flags that specify the operations
     86  *                that are performed on the input text. If no error occurs,
     87  *                then the result will always be written to the destination
     88  *                buffer.
     89  *
     90  * @param pErrorCode must be a valid pointer to an error code value,
     91  *        which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
     92  *
     93  * @return The number of UChars written to the destination buffer.
     94  *         If an error occured, then no output was written, or it may be
     95  *         incomplete. If <code>U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR</code> is set, then
     96  *         the return value indicates the necessary destination buffer size.
     97  * @stable ICU 2.0
     98  */
     99 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
    100 u_shapeArabic(const UChar *source, int32_t sourceLength,
    101               UChar *dest, int32_t destSize,
    102               uint32_t options,
    103               UErrorCode *pErrorCode);
    104 
    105 /**
    106  * Memory option: allow the result to have a different length than the source.
    107  * @stable ICU 2.0
    108  */
    109 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_GROW_SHRINK              0
    110 
    111 /**
    112  * Memory option: the result must have the same length as the source.
    113  * If more room is necessary, then try to consume spaces next to modified characters.
    114  * @stable ICU 2.0
    115  */
    116 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_FIXED_SPACES_NEAR        1
    117 
    118 /**
    119  * Memory option: the result must have the same length as the source.
    120  * If more room is necessary, then try to consume spaces at the end of the text.
    121  * @stable ICU 2.0
    122  */
    123 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_FIXED_SPACES_AT_END      2
    124 
    125 /**
    126  * Memory option: the result must have the same length as the source.
    127  * If more room is necessary, then try to consume spaces at the beginning of the text.
    128  * @stable ICU 2.0
    129  */
    130 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_FIXED_SPACES_AT_BEGINNING 3
    131 
    132 /** Bit mask for memory options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    133 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_MASK                     3
    134 
    135 
    136 /** Direction indicator: the source is in logical (keyboard) order. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    137 #define U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_LOGICAL          0
    138 
    139 /**
    140  * Direction indicator:
    141  * the source is in visual LTR order,
    142  * the leftmost displayed character stored first.
    143  * @stable ICU 2.0
    144  */
    145 #define U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_LTR       4
    146 
    147 /** Bit mask for direction indicators. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    148 #define U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_MASK             4
    149 
    150 
    151 /** Letter shaping option: do not perform letter shaping. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    152 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_NOOP                    0
    153 
    154 /** Letter shaping option: replace abstract letter characters by "shaped" ones. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    155 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE                   8
    156 
    157 /** Letter shaping option: replace "shaped" letter characters by abstract ones. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    158 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_UNSHAPE                 0x10
    159 
    160 /**
    161  * Letter shaping option: replace abstract letter characters by "shaped" ones.
    162  * The only difference with U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE is that Tashkeel letters
    163  * are always "shaped" into the isolated form instead of the medial form
    164  * (selecting code points from the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block).
    165  * @stable ICU 2.0
    166  */
    167 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_ISOLATED 0x18
    168 
    169 /** Bit mask for letter shaping options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    170 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_MASK                    0x18
    171 
    172 
    173 /** Digit shaping option: do not perform digit shaping. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    174 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_NOOP                     0
    175 
    176 /**
    177  * Digit shaping option:
    178  * Replace European digits (U+0030...) by Arabic-Indic digits.
    179  * @stable ICU 2.0
    180  */
    181 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_EN2AN                    0x20
    182 
    183 /**
    184  * Digit shaping option:
    185  * Replace Arabic-Indic digits by European digits (U+0030...).
    186  * @stable ICU 2.0
    187  */
    188 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_AN2EN                    0x40
    189 
    190 /**
    191  * Digit shaping option:
    192  * Replace European digits (U+0030...) by Arabic-Indic digits if the most recent
    193  * strongly directional character is an Arabic letter
    194  * (<code>u_charDirection()</code> result <code>U_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC</code> [AL]).<br>
    195  * The direction of "preceding" depends on the direction indicator option.
    196  * For the first characters, the preceding strongly directional character
    197  * (initial state) is assumed to be not an Arabic letter
    198  * (it is <code>U_LEFT_TO_RIGHT</code> [L] or <code>U_RIGHT_TO_LEFT</code> [R]).
    199  * @stable ICU 2.0
    200  */
    201 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_ALEN2AN_INIT_LR          0x60
    202 
    203 /**
    204  * Digit shaping option:
    205  * Replace European digits (U+0030...) by Arabic-Indic digits if the most recent
    206  * strongly directional character is an Arabic letter
    207  * (<code>u_charDirection()</code> result <code>U_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC</code> [AL]).<br>
    208  * The direction of "preceding" depends on the direction indicator option.
    209  * For the first characters, the preceding strongly directional character
    210  * (initial state) is assumed to be an Arabic letter.
    211  * @stable ICU 2.0
    212  */
    213 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_ALEN2AN_INIT_AL          0x80
    214 
    215 /** Not a valid option value. May be replaced by a new option. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    216 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_RESERVED                 0xa0
    217 
    218 /** Bit mask for digit shaping options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    219 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_MASK                     0xe0
    220 
    221 
    222 /** Digit type option: Use Arabic-Indic digits (U+0660...U+0669). @stable ICU 2.0 */
    223 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_AN                   0
    224 
    225 /** Digit type option: Use Eastern (Extended) Arabic-Indic digits (U+06f0...U+06f9). @stable ICU 2.0 */
    226 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_AN_EXTENDED          0x100
    227 
    228 /** Not a valid option value. May be replaced by a new option. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    229 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_RESERVED             0x200
    230 
    231 /** Bit mask for digit type options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
    232 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_MASK                 0x3f00
    233 
    234 #endif
    235