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      1 /*
      2 **********************************************************************
      3 *   Copyright (C) 2001-2011,2014 IBM and others. All rights reserved.
      4 **********************************************************************
      5 *   Date        Name        Description
      6 *  06/28/2001   synwee      Creation.
      7 **********************************************************************
      8 */
      9 #ifndef USEARCH_H
     10 #define USEARCH_H
     11 
     12 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
     13 
     14 #if !UCONFIG_NO_COLLATION && !UCONFIG_NO_BREAK_ITERATION
     15 
     16 #include "unicode/localpointer.h"
     17 #include "unicode/ucol.h"
     18 #include "unicode/ucoleitr.h"
     19 #include "unicode/ubrk.h"
     20 
     21 /**
     22  * \file
     23  * \brief C API: StringSearch
     24  *
     25  * C Apis for an engine that provides language-sensitive text searching based
     26  * on the comparison rules defined in a <tt>UCollator</tt> data struct,
     27  * see <tt>ucol.h</tt>. This ensures that language eccentricity can be
     28  * handled, e.g. for the German collator, characters &szlig; and SS will be matched
     29  * if case is chosen to be ignored.
     30  * See the <a href="http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icuhtml/trunk/design/collation/ICU_collation_design.htm">
     31  * "ICU Collation Design Document"</a> for more information.
     32  * <p>
     33  * The implementation may use a linear search or a modified form of the Boyer-Moore
     34  * search; for more information on the latter see
     35  * <a href="http://icu-project.org/docs/papers/efficient_text_searching_in_java.html">
     36  * "Efficient Text Searching in Java"</a>, published in <i>Java Report</i>
     37  * in February, 1999.
     38  * <p>
     39  * There are 2 match options for selection:<br>
     40  * Let S' be the sub-string of a text string S between the offsets start and
     41  * end <start, end>.
     42  * <br>
     43  * A pattern string P matches a text string S at the offsets <start, end>
     44  * if
     45  * <pre>
     46  * option 1. Some canonical equivalent of P matches some canonical equivalent
     47  *           of S'
     48  * option 2. P matches S' and if P starts or ends with a combining mark,
     49  *           there exists no non-ignorable combining mark before or after S'
     50  *           in S respectively.
     51  * </pre>
     52  * Option 2. will be the default.
     53  * <p>
     54  * This search has APIs similar to that of other text iteration mechanisms
     55  * such as the break iterators in <tt>ubrk.h</tt>. Using these
     56  * APIs, it is easy to scan through text looking for all occurances of
     57  * a given pattern. This search iterator allows changing of direction by
     58  * calling a <tt>reset</tt> followed by a <tt>next</tt> or <tt>previous</tt>.
     59  * Though a direction change can occur without calling <tt>reset</tt> first,
     60  * this operation comes with some speed penalty.
     61  * Generally, match results in the forward direction will match the result
     62  * matches in the backwards direction in the reverse order
     63  * <p>
     64  * <tt>usearch.h</tt> provides APIs to specify the starting position
     65  * within the text string to be searched, e.g. <tt>usearch_setOffset</tt>,
     66  * <tt>usearch_preceding</tt> and <tt>usearch_following</tt>. Since the
     67  * starting position will be set as it is specified, please take note that
     68  * there are some dangerous positions which the search may render incorrect
     69  * results:
     70  * <ul>
     71  * <li> The midst of a substring that requires normalization.
     72  * <li> If the following match is to be found, the position should not be the
     73  *      second character which requires to be swapped with the preceding
     74  *      character. Vice versa, if the preceding match is to be found,
     75  *      position to search from should not be the first character which
     76  *      requires to be swapped with the next character. E.g certain Thai and
     77  *      Lao characters require swapping.
     78  * <li> If a following pattern match is to be found, any position within a
     79  *      contracting sequence except the first will fail. Vice versa if a
     80  *      preceding pattern match is to be found, a invalid starting point
     81  *      would be any character within a contracting sequence except the last.
     82  * </ul>
     83  * <p>
     84  * A breakiterator can be used if only matches at logical breaks are desired.
     85  * Using a breakiterator will only give you results that exactly matches the
     86  * boundaries given by the breakiterator. For instance the pattern "e" will
     87  * not be found in the string "\u00e9" if a character break iterator is used.
     88  * <p>
     89  * Options are provided to handle overlapping matches.
     90  * E.g. In English, overlapping matches produces the result 0 and 2
     91  * for the pattern "abab" in the text "ababab", where else mutually
     92  * exclusive matches only produce the result of 0.
     93  * <p>
     94  * Options are also provided to implement "asymmetric search" as described in
     95  * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/#Asymmetric_Search">
     96  * UTS #10 Unicode Collation Algorithm</a>, specifically the USearchAttribute
     97  * USEARCH_ELEMENT_COMPARISON and its values.
     98  * <p>
     99  * Though collator attributes will be taken into consideration while
    100  * performing matches, there are no APIs here for setting and getting the
    101  * attributes. These attributes can be set by getting the collator
    102  * from <tt>usearch_getCollator</tt> and using the APIs in <tt>ucol.h</tt>.
    103  * Lastly to update String Search to the new collator attributes,
    104  * usearch_reset() has to be called.
    105  * <p>
    106  * Restriction: <br>
    107  * Currently there are no composite characters that consists of a
    108  * character with combining class > 0 before a character with combining
    109  * class == 0. However, if such a character exists in the future, the
    110  * search mechanism does not guarantee the results for option 1.
    111  *
    112  * <p>
    113  * Example of use:<br>
    114  * <pre><code>
    115  * char *tgtstr = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy fox";
    116  * char *patstr = "fox";
    117  * UChar target[64];
    118  * UChar pattern[16];
    119  * UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
    120  * u_uastrcpy(target, tgtstr);
    121  * u_uastrcpy(pattern, patstr);
    122  *
    123  * UStringSearch *search = usearch_open(pattern, -1, target, -1, "en_US",
    124  *                                  NULL, &status);
    125  * if (U_SUCCESS(status)) {
    126  *     for (int pos = usearch_first(search, &status);
    127  *          pos != USEARCH_DONE;
    128  *          pos = usearch_next(search, &status))
    129  *     {
    130  *         printf("Found match at %d pos, length is %d\n", pos,
    131  *                                        usearch_getMatchLength(search));
    132  *     }
    133  * }
    134  *
    135  * usearch_close(search);
    136  * </code></pre>
    137  * @stable ICU 2.4
    138  */
    139 
    140 /**
    141 * DONE is returned by previous() and next() after all valid matches have
    142 * been returned, and by first() and last() if there are no matches at all.
    143 * @stable ICU 2.4
    144 */
    145 #define USEARCH_DONE -1
    146 
    147 /**
    148 * Data structure for searching
    149 * @stable ICU 2.4
    150 */
    151 struct UStringSearch;
    152 /**
    153 * Data structure for searching
    154 * @stable ICU 2.4
    155 */
    156 typedef struct UStringSearch UStringSearch;
    157 
    158 /**
    159 * @stable ICU 2.4
    160 */
    161 typedef enum {
    162     /**
    163      * Option for overlapping matches
    164      * @stable ICU 2.4
    165      */
    166     USEARCH_OVERLAP = 0,
    167 #ifndef U_HIDE_DEPRECATED_API
    168     /**
    169      * Option for canonical matches; option 1 in header documentation.
    170      * The default value will be USEARCH_OFF.
    171      * Note: Setting this option to USEARCH_ON currently has no effect on
    172      * search behavior, and this option is deprecated. Instead, to control
    173      * canonical match behavior, you must set UCOL_NORMALIZATION_MODE
    174      * appropriately (to UCOL_OFF or UCOL_ON) in the UCollator used by
    175      * the UStringSearch object.
    176      * @see usearch_openFromCollator
    177      * @see usearch_getCollator
    178      * @see usearch_setCollator
    179      * @see ucol_getAttribute
    180      * @deprecated ICU 53
    181      */
    182     USEARCH_CANONICAL_MATCH = 1,
    183 #endif  /* U_HIDE_DEPRECATED_API */
    184     /**
    185      * Option to control how collation elements are compared.
    186      * The default value will be USEARCH_STANDARD_ELEMENT_COMPARISON.
    187      * @stable ICU 4.4
    188      */
    189     USEARCH_ELEMENT_COMPARISON = 2,
    190 
    191     /**
    192      * Count of attribute types
    193      * @stable ICU 2.4
    194      */
    195     USEARCH_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT = 3
    196 } USearchAttribute;
    197 
    198 /**
    199 * @stable ICU 2.4
    200 */
    201 typedef enum {
    202     /**
    203      * Default value for any USearchAttribute
    204      * @stable ICU 2.4
    205      */
    206     USEARCH_DEFAULT = -1,
    207     /**
    208      * Value for USEARCH_OVERLAP and USEARCH_CANONICAL_MATCH
    209      * @stable ICU 2.4
    210      */
    211     USEARCH_OFF,
    212     /**
    213      * Value for USEARCH_OVERLAP and USEARCH_CANONICAL_MATCH
    214      * @stable ICU 2.4
    215      */
    216     USEARCH_ON,
    217     /**
    218      * Value (default) for USEARCH_ELEMENT_COMPARISON;
    219      * standard collation element comparison at the specified collator
    220      * strength.
    221      * @stable ICU 4.4
    222      */
    223     USEARCH_STANDARD_ELEMENT_COMPARISON,
    224     /**
    225      * Value for USEARCH_ELEMENT_COMPARISON;
    226      * collation element comparison is modified to effectively provide
    227      * behavior between the specified strength and strength - 1. Collation
    228      * elements in the pattern that have the base weight for the specified
    229      * strength are treated as "wildcards" that match an element with any
    230      * other weight at that collation level in the searched text. For
    231      * example, with a secondary-strength English collator, a plain 'e' in
    232      * the pattern will match a plain e or an e with any diacritic in the
    233      * searched text, but an e with diacritic in the pattern will only
    234      * match an e with the same diacritic in the searched text.
    235      *
    236      * This supports "asymmetric search" as described in
    237      * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/#Asymmetric_Search">
    238      * UTS #10 Unicode Collation Algorithm</a>.
    239      *
    240      * @stable ICU 4.4
    241      */
    242     USEARCH_PATTERN_BASE_WEIGHT_IS_WILDCARD,
    243     /**
    244      * Value for USEARCH_ELEMENT_COMPARISON.
    245      * collation element comparison is modified to effectively provide
    246      * behavior between the specified strength and strength - 1. Collation
    247      * elements in either the pattern or the searched text that have the
    248      * base weight for the specified strength are treated as "wildcards"
    249      * that match an element with any other weight at that collation level.
    250      * For example, with a secondary-strength English collator, a plain 'e'
    251      * in the pattern will match a plain e or an e with any diacritic in the
    252      * searched text, but an e with diacritic in the pattern will only
    253      * match an e with the same diacritic or a plain e in the searched text.
    254      *
    255      * This option is similar to "asymmetric search" as described in
    256      * <a href="http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/#Asymmetric_Search">
    257      * UTS #10 Unicode Collation Algorithm</a, but also allows unmarked
    258      * characters in the searched text to match marked or unmarked versions of
    259      * that character in the pattern.
    260      *
    261      * @stable ICU 4.4
    262      */
    263     USEARCH_ANY_BASE_WEIGHT_IS_WILDCARD,
    264 
    265     /**
    266      * Count of attribute values
    267      * @stable ICU 2.4
    268      */
    269     USEARCH_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_COUNT
    270 } USearchAttributeValue;
    271 
    272 /* open and close ------------------------------------------------------ */
    273 
    274 /**
    275 * Creating a search iterator data struct using the argument locale language
    276 * rule set. A collator will be created in the process, which will be owned by
    277 * this search and will be deleted in <tt>usearch_close</tt>.
    278 * @param pattern for matching
    279 * @param patternlength length of the pattern, -1 for null-termination
    280 * @param text text string
    281 * @param textlength length of the text string, -1 for null-termination
    282 * @param locale name of locale for the rules to be used
    283 * @param breakiter A BreakIterator that will be used to restrict the points
    284 *                  at which matches are detected. If a match is found, but
    285 *                  the match's start or end index is not a boundary as
    286 *                  determined by the <tt>BreakIterator</tt>, the match will
    287 *                  be rejected and another will be searched for.
    288 *                  If this parameter is <tt>NULL</tt>, no break detection is
    289 *                  attempted.
    290 * @param status for errors if it occurs. If pattern or text is NULL, or if
    291 *               patternlength or textlength is 0 then an
    292 *               U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR is returned.
    293 * @return search iterator data structure, or NULL if there is an error.
    294 * @stable ICU 2.4
    295 */
    296 U_STABLE UStringSearch * U_EXPORT2 usearch_open(const UChar          *pattern,
    297                                               int32_t         patternlength,
    298                                         const UChar          *text,
    299                                               int32_t         textlength,
    300                                         const char           *locale,
    301                                               UBreakIterator *breakiter,
    302                                               UErrorCode     *status);
    303 
    304 /**
    305 * Creating a search iterator data struct using the argument collator language
    306 * rule set. Note, user retains the ownership of this collator, thus the
    307 * responsibility of deletion lies with the user.
    308 * NOTE: string search cannot be instantiated from a collator that has
    309 * collate digits as numbers (CODAN) turned on.
    310 * @param pattern for matching
    311 * @param patternlength length of the pattern, -1 for null-termination
    312 * @param text text string
    313 * @param textlength length of the text string, -1 for null-termination
    314 * @param collator used for the language rules
    315 * @param breakiter A BreakIterator that will be used to restrict the points
    316 *                  at which matches are detected. If a match is found, but
    317 *                  the match's start or end index is not a boundary as
    318 *                  determined by the <tt>BreakIterator</tt>, the match will
    319 *                  be rejected and another will be searched for.
    320 *                  If this parameter is <tt>NULL</tt>, no break detection is
    321 *                  attempted.
    322 * @param status for errors if it occurs. If collator, pattern or text is NULL,
    323 *               or if patternlength or textlength is 0 then an
    324 *               U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR is returned.
    325 * @return search iterator data structure, or NULL if there is an error.
    326 * @stable ICU 2.4
    327 */
    328 U_STABLE UStringSearch * U_EXPORT2 usearch_openFromCollator(
    329                                          const UChar *pattern,
    330                                                int32_t         patternlength,
    331                                          const UChar          *text,
    332                                                int32_t         textlength,
    333                                          const UCollator      *collator,
    334                                                UBreakIterator *breakiter,
    335                                                UErrorCode     *status);
    336 
    337 /**
    338 * Destroying and cleaning up the search iterator data struct.
    339 * If a collator is created in <tt>usearch_open</tt>, it will be destroyed here.
    340 * @param searchiter data struct to clean up
    341 * @stable ICU 2.4
    342 */
    343 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_close(UStringSearch *searchiter);
    344 
    345 #if U_SHOW_CPLUSPLUS_API
    346 
    347 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
    348 
    349 /**
    350  * \class LocalUStringSearchPointer
    351  * "Smart pointer" class, closes a UStringSearch via usearch_close().
    352  * For most methods see the LocalPointerBase base class.
    353  *
    354  * @see LocalPointerBase
    355  * @see LocalPointer
    356  * @stable ICU 4.4
    357  */
    358 U_DEFINE_LOCAL_OPEN_POINTER(LocalUStringSearchPointer, UStringSearch, usearch_close);
    359 
    360 U_NAMESPACE_END
    361 
    362 #endif
    363 
    364 /* get and set methods -------------------------------------------------- */
    365 
    366 /**
    367 * Sets the current position in the text string which the next search will
    368 * start from. Clears previous states.
    369 * This method takes the argument index and sets the position in the text
    370 * string accordingly without checking if the index is pointing to a
    371 * valid starting point to begin searching.
    372 * Search positions that may render incorrect results are highlighted in the
    373 * header comments
    374 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    375 * @param position position to start next search from. If position is less
    376 *          than or greater than the text range for searching,
    377 *          an U_INDEX_OUTOFBOUNDS_ERROR will be returned
    378 * @param status error status if any.
    379 * @stable ICU 2.4
    380 */
    381 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_setOffset(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    382                                         int32_t    position,
    383                                         UErrorCode    *status);
    384 
    385 /**
    386 * Return the current index in the string text being searched.
    387 * If the iteration has gone past the end of the text (or past the beginning
    388 * for a backwards search), <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> is returned.
    389 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    390 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    391 * @stable ICU 2.4
    392 */
    393 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_getOffset(const UStringSearch *strsrch);
    394 
    395 /**
    396 * Sets the text searching attributes located in the enum USearchAttribute
    397 * with values from the enum USearchAttributeValue.
    398 * <tt>USEARCH_DEFAULT</tt> can be used for all attributes for resetting.
    399 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    400 * @param attribute text attribute to be set
    401 * @param value text attribute value
    402 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    403 * @see #usearch_getAttribute
    404 * @stable ICU 2.4
    405 */
    406 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_setAttribute(UStringSearch         *strsrch,
    407                                            USearchAttribute       attribute,
    408                                            USearchAttributeValue  value,
    409                                            UErrorCode            *status);
    410 
    411 /**
    412 * Gets the text searching attributes.
    413 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    414 * @param attribute text attribute to be retrieve
    415 * @return text attribute value
    416 * @see #usearch_setAttribute
    417 * @stable ICU 2.4
    418 */
    419 U_STABLE USearchAttributeValue U_EXPORT2 usearch_getAttribute(
    420                                          const UStringSearch    *strsrch,
    421                                                USearchAttribute  attribute);
    422 
    423 /**
    424 * Returns the index to the match in the text string that was searched.
    425 * This call returns a valid result only after a successful call to
    426 * <tt>usearch_first</tt>, <tt>usearch_next</tt>, <tt>usearch_previous</tt>,
    427 * or <tt>usearch_last</tt>.
    428 * Just after construction, or after a searching method returns
    429 * <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>, this method will return <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>.
    430 * <p>
    431 * Use <tt>usearch_getMatchedLength</tt> to get the matched string length.
    432 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    433 * @return index to a substring within the text string that is being
    434 *         searched.
    435 * @see #usearch_first
    436 * @see #usearch_next
    437 * @see #usearch_previous
    438 * @see #usearch_last
    439 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    440 * @stable ICU 2.4
    441 */
    442 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_getMatchedStart(
    443                                                const UStringSearch *strsrch);
    444 
    445 /**
    446 * Returns the length of text in the string which matches the search pattern.
    447 * This call returns a valid result only after a successful call to
    448 * <tt>usearch_first</tt>, <tt>usearch_next</tt>, <tt>usearch_previous</tt>,
    449 * or <tt>usearch_last</tt>.
    450 * Just after construction, or after a searching method returns
    451 * <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>, this method will return 0.
    452 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    453 * @return The length of the match in the string text, or 0 if there is no
    454 *         match currently.
    455 * @see #usearch_first
    456 * @see #usearch_next
    457 * @see #usearch_previous
    458 * @see #usearch_last
    459 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    460 * @stable ICU 2.4
    461 */
    462 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_getMatchedLength(
    463                                                const UStringSearch *strsrch);
    464 
    465 /**
    466 * Returns the text that was matched by the most recent call to
    467 * <tt>usearch_first</tt>, <tt>usearch_next</tt>, <tt>usearch_previous</tt>,
    468 * or <tt>usearch_last</tt>.
    469 * If the iterator is not pointing at a valid match (e.g. just after
    470 * construction or after <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> has been returned, returns
    471 * an empty string. If result is not large enough to store the matched text,
    472 * result will be filled with the partial text and an U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR
    473 * will be returned in status. result will be null-terminated whenever
    474 * possible. If the buffer fits the matched text exactly, a null-termination
    475 * is not possible, then a U_STRING_NOT_TERMINATED_ERROR set in status.
    476 * Pre-flighting can be either done with length = 0 or the API
    477 * <tt>usearch_getMatchLength</tt>.
    478 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    479 * @param result UChar buffer to store the matched string
    480 * @param resultCapacity length of the result buffer
    481 * @param status error returned if result is not large enough
    482 * @return exact length of the matched text, not counting the null-termination
    483 * @see #usearch_first
    484 * @see #usearch_next
    485 * @see #usearch_previous
    486 * @see #usearch_last
    487 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    488 * @stable ICU 2.4
    489 */
    490 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_getMatchedText(const UStringSearch *strsrch,
    491                                             UChar         *result,
    492                                             int32_t        resultCapacity,
    493                                             UErrorCode    *status);
    494 
    495 #if !UCONFIG_NO_BREAK_ITERATION
    496 
    497 /**
    498 * Set the BreakIterator that will be used to restrict the points at which
    499 * matches are detected.
    500 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    501 * @param breakiter A BreakIterator that will be used to restrict the points
    502 *                  at which matches are detected. If a match is found, but
    503 *                  the match's start or end index is not a boundary as
    504 *                  determined by the <tt>BreakIterator</tt>, the match will
    505 *                  be rejected and another will be searched for.
    506 *                  If this parameter is <tt>NULL</tt>, no break detection is
    507 *                  attempted.
    508 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    509 * @see #usearch_getBreakIterator
    510 * @stable ICU 2.4
    511 */
    512 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_setBreakIterator(UStringSearch  *strsrch,
    513                                                UBreakIterator *breakiter,
    514                                                UErrorCode     *status);
    515 
    516 /**
    517 * Returns the BreakIterator that is used to restrict the points at which
    518 * matches are detected. This will be the same object that was passed to the
    519 * constructor or to <tt>usearch_setBreakIterator</tt>. Note that
    520 * <tt>NULL</tt>
    521 * is a legal value; it means that break detection should not be attempted.
    522 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    523 * @return break iterator used
    524 * @see #usearch_setBreakIterator
    525 * @stable ICU 2.4
    526 */
    527 U_STABLE const UBreakIterator * U_EXPORT2 usearch_getBreakIterator(
    528                                               const UStringSearch *strsrch);
    529 
    530 #endif
    531 
    532 /**
    533 * Set the string text to be searched. Text iteration will hence begin at the
    534 * start of the text string. This method is useful if you want to re-use an
    535 * iterator to search for the same pattern within a different body of text.
    536 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    537 * @param text new string to look for match
    538 * @param textlength length of the new string, -1 for null-termination
    539 * @param status for errors if it occurs. If text is NULL, or textlength is 0
    540 *               then an U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR is returned with no change
    541 *               done to strsrch.
    542 * @see #usearch_getText
    543 * @stable ICU 2.4
    544 */
    545 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_setText(      UStringSearch *strsrch,
    546                                       const UChar         *text,
    547                                             int32_t        textlength,
    548                                             UErrorCode    *status);
    549 
    550 /**
    551 * Return the string text to be searched.
    552 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    553 * @param length returned string text length
    554 * @return string text
    555 * @see #usearch_setText
    556 * @stable ICU 2.4
    557 */
    558 U_STABLE const UChar * U_EXPORT2 usearch_getText(const UStringSearch *strsrch,
    559                                                int32_t       *length);
    560 
    561 /**
    562 * Gets the collator used for the language rules.
    563 * <p>
    564 * Deleting the returned <tt>UCollator</tt> before calling
    565 * <tt>usearch_close</tt> would cause the string search to fail.
    566 * <tt>usearch_close</tt> will delete the collator if this search owns it.
    567 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    568 * @return collator
    569 * @stable ICU 2.4
    570 */
    571 U_STABLE UCollator * U_EXPORT2 usearch_getCollator(
    572                                                const UStringSearch *strsrch);
    573 
    574 /**
    575 * Sets the collator used for the language rules. User retains the ownership
    576 * of this collator, thus the responsibility of deletion lies with the user.
    577 * This method causes internal data such as Boyer-Moore shift tables to
    578 * be recalculated, but the iterator's position is unchanged.
    579 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    580 * @param collator to be used
    581 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    582 * @stable ICU 2.4
    583 */
    584 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_setCollator(      UStringSearch *strsrch,
    585                                           const UCollator     *collator,
    586                                                 UErrorCode    *status);
    587 
    588 /**
    589 * Sets the pattern used for matching.
    590 * Internal data like the Boyer Moore table will be recalculated, but the
    591 * iterator's position is unchanged.
    592 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    593 * @param pattern string
    594 * @param patternlength pattern length, -1 for null-terminated string
    595 * @param status for errors if it occurs. If text is NULL, or textlength is 0
    596 *               then an U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR is returned with no change
    597 *               done to strsrch.
    598 * @stable ICU 2.4
    599 */
    600 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_setPattern(      UStringSearch *strsrch,
    601                                          const UChar         *pattern,
    602                                                int32_t        patternlength,
    603                                                UErrorCode    *status);
    604 
    605 /**
    606 * Gets the search pattern
    607 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    608 * @param length return length of the pattern, -1 indicates that the pattern
    609 *               is null-terminated
    610 * @return pattern string
    611 * @stable ICU 2.4
    612 */
    613 U_STABLE const UChar * U_EXPORT2 usearch_getPattern(
    614                                                const UStringSearch *strsrch,
    615                                                      int32_t       *length);
    616 
    617 /* methods ------------------------------------------------------------- */
    618 
    619 /**
    620 * Returns the first index at which the string text matches the search
    621 * pattern.
    622 * The iterator is adjusted so that its current index (as returned by
    623 * <tt>usearch_getOffset</tt>) is the match position if one was found.
    624 * If a match is not found, <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> will be returned and
    625 * the iterator will be adjusted to the index <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>.
    626 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    627 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    628 * @return The character index of the first match, or
    629 * <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> if there are no matches.
    630 * @see #usearch_getOffset
    631 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    632 * @stable ICU 2.4
    633 */
    634 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_first(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    635                                            UErrorCode    *status);
    636 
    637 /**
    638 * Returns the first index equal or greater than <tt>position</tt> at which
    639 * the string text
    640 * matches the search pattern. The iterator is adjusted so that its current
    641 * index (as returned by <tt>usearch_getOffset</tt>) is the match position if
    642 * one was found.
    643 * If a match is not found, <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> will be returned and
    644 * the iterator will be adjusted to the index <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>
    645 * <p>
    646 * Search positions that may render incorrect results are highlighted in the
    647 * header comments. If position is less than or greater than the text range
    648 * for searching, an U_INDEX_OUTOFBOUNDS_ERROR will be returned
    649 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    650 * @param position to start the search at
    651 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    652 * @return The character index of the first match following <tt>pos</tt>,
    653 *         or <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> if there are no matches.
    654 * @see #usearch_getOffset
    655 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    656 * @stable ICU 2.4
    657 */
    658 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_following(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    659                                                int32_t    position,
    660                                                UErrorCode    *status);
    661 
    662 /**
    663 * Returns the last index in the target text at which it matches the search
    664 * pattern. The iterator is adjusted so that its current
    665 * index (as returned by <tt>usearch_getOffset</tt>) is the match position if
    666 * one was found.
    667 * If a match is not found, <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> will be returned and
    668 * the iterator will be adjusted to the index <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>.
    669 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    670 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    671 * @return The index of the first match, or <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> if there
    672 *         are no matches.
    673 * @see #usearch_getOffset
    674 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    675 * @stable ICU 2.4
    676 */
    677 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_last(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    678                                           UErrorCode    *status);
    679 
    680 /**
    681 * Returns the first index less than <tt>position</tt> at which the string text
    682 * matches the search pattern. The iterator is adjusted so that its current
    683 * index (as returned by <tt>usearch_getOffset</tt>) is the match position if
    684 * one was found.
    685 * If a match is not found, <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> will be returned and
    686 * the iterator will be adjusted to the index <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>
    687 * <p>
    688 * Search positions that may render incorrect results are highlighted in the
    689 * header comments. If position is less than or greater than the text range
    690 * for searching, an U_INDEX_OUTOFBOUNDS_ERROR will be returned.
    691 * <p>
    692 * When <tt>USEARCH_OVERLAP</tt> option is off, the last index of the
    693 * result match is always less than <tt>position</tt>.
    694 * When <tt>USERARCH_OVERLAP</tt> is on, the result match may span across
    695 * <tt>position</tt>.
    696 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    697 * @param position index position the search is to begin at
    698 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    699 * @return The character index of the first match preceding <tt>pos</tt>,
    700 *         or <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> if there are no matches.
    701 * @see #usearch_getOffset
    702 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    703 * @stable ICU 2.4
    704 */
    705 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_preceding(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    706                                                int32_t    position,
    707                                                UErrorCode    *status);
    708 
    709 /**
    710 * Returns the index of the next point at which the string text matches the
    711 * search pattern, starting from the current position.
    712 * The iterator is adjusted so that its current
    713 * index (as returned by <tt>usearch_getOffset</tt>) is the match position if
    714 * one was found.
    715 * If a match is not found, <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> will be returned and
    716 * the iterator will be adjusted to the index <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>
    717 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    718 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    719 * @return The index of the next match after the current position, or
    720 *         <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> if there are no more matches.
    721 * @see #usearch_first
    722 * @see #usearch_getOffset
    723 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    724 * @stable ICU 2.4
    725 */
    726 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_next(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    727                                           UErrorCode    *status);
    728 
    729 /**
    730 * Returns the index of the previous point at which the string text matches
    731 * the search pattern, starting at the current position.
    732 * The iterator is adjusted so that its current
    733 * index (as returned by <tt>usearch_getOffset</tt>) is the match position if
    734 * one was found.
    735 * If a match is not found, <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> will be returned and
    736 * the iterator will be adjusted to the index <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt>
    737 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    738 * @param status for errors if it occurs
    739 * @return The index of the previous match before the current position,
    740 *         or <tt>USEARCH_DONE</tt> if there are no more matches.
    741 * @see #usearch_last
    742 * @see #usearch_getOffset
    743 * @see #USEARCH_DONE
    744 * @stable ICU 2.4
    745 */
    746 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2 usearch_previous(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    747                                               UErrorCode    *status);
    748 
    749 /**
    750 * Reset the iteration.
    751 * Search will begin at the start of the text string if a forward iteration
    752 * is initiated before a backwards iteration. Otherwise if a backwards
    753 * iteration is initiated before a forwards iteration, the search will begin
    754 * at the end of the text string.
    755 * @param strsrch search iterator data struct
    756 * @see #usearch_first
    757 * @stable ICU 2.4
    758 */
    759 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2 usearch_reset(UStringSearch *strsrch);
    760 
    761 #ifndef U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API
    762 /**
    763   *  Simple forward search for the pattern, starting at a specified index,
    764   *     and using using a default set search options.
    765   *
    766   *  This is an experimental function, and is not an official part of the
    767   *      ICU API.
    768   *
    769   *  The collator options, such as UCOL_STRENGTH and UCOL_NORMALIZTION, are honored.
    770   *
    771   *  The UStringSearch options USEARCH_CANONICAL_MATCH, USEARCH_OVERLAP and
    772   *  any Break Iterator are ignored.
    773   *
    774   *  Matches obey the following constraints:
    775   *
    776   *      Characters at the start or end positions of a match that are ignorable
    777   *      for collation are not included as part of the match, unless they
    778   *      are part of a combining sequence, as described below.
    779   *
    780   *      A match will not include a partial combining sequence.  Combining
    781   *      character sequences  are considered to be  inseperable units,
    782   *      and either match the pattern completely, or are considered to not match
    783   *      at all.  Thus, for example, an A followed a combining accent mark will
    784   *      not be found when searching for a plain (unaccented) A.   (unless
    785   *      the collation strength has been set to ignore all accents).
    786   *
    787   *      When beginning a search, the initial starting position, startIdx,
    788   *      is assumed to be an acceptable match boundary with respect to
    789   *      combining characters.  A combining sequence that spans across the
    790   *      starting point will not supress a match beginning at startIdx.
    791   *
    792   *      Characters that expand to multiple collation elements
    793   *      (German sharp-S becoming 'ss', or the composed forms of accented
    794   *      characters, for example) also must match completely.
    795   *      Searching for a single 's' in a string containing only a sharp-s will
    796   *      find no match.
    797   *
    798   *
    799   *  @param strsrch    the UStringSearch struct, which references both
    800   *                    the text to be searched  and the pattern being sought.
    801   *  @param startIdx   The index into the text to begin the search.
    802   *  @param matchStart An out parameter, the starting index of the matched text.
    803   *                    This parameter may be NULL.
    804   *                    A value of -1 will be returned if no match was found.
    805   *  @param matchLimit Out parameter, the index of the first position following the matched text.
    806   *                    The matchLimit will be at a suitable position for beginning a subsequent search
    807   *                    in the input text.
    808   *                    This parameter may be NULL.
    809   *                    A value of -1 will be returned if no match was found.
    810   *
    811   *  @param status     Report any errors.  Note that no match found is not an error.
    812   *  @return           TRUE if a match was found, FALSE otherwise.
    813   *
    814   *  @internal
    815   */
    816 U_INTERNAL UBool U_EXPORT2 usearch_search(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    817                                           int32_t        startIdx,
    818                                           int32_t        *matchStart,
    819                                           int32_t        *matchLimit,
    820                                           UErrorCode     *status);
    821 
    822 /**
    823   *  Simple backwards search for the pattern, starting at a specified index,
    824   *     and using using a default set search options.
    825   *
    826   *  This is an experimental function, and is not an official part of the
    827   *      ICU API.
    828   *
    829   *  The collator options, such as UCOL_STRENGTH and UCOL_NORMALIZTION, are honored.
    830   *
    831   *  The UStringSearch options USEARCH_CANONICAL_MATCH, USEARCH_OVERLAP and
    832   *  any Break Iterator are ignored.
    833   *
    834   *  Matches obey the following constraints:
    835   *
    836   *      Characters at the start or end positions of a match that are ignorable
    837   *      for collation are not included as part of the match, unless they
    838   *      are part of a combining sequence, as described below.
    839   *
    840   *      A match will not include a partial combining sequence.  Combining
    841   *      character sequences  are considered to be  inseperable units,
    842   *      and either match the pattern completely, or are considered to not match
    843   *      at all.  Thus, for example, an A followed a combining accent mark will
    844   *      not be found when searching for a plain (unaccented) A.   (unless
    845   *      the collation strength has been set to ignore all accents).
    846   *
    847   *      When beginning a search, the initial starting position, startIdx,
    848   *      is assumed to be an acceptable match boundary with respect to
    849   *      combining characters.  A combining sequence that spans across the
    850   *      starting point will not supress a match beginning at startIdx.
    851   *
    852   *      Characters that expand to multiple collation elements
    853   *      (German sharp-S becoming 'ss', or the composed forms of accented
    854   *      characters, for example) also must match completely.
    855   *      Searching for a single 's' in a string containing only a sharp-s will
    856   *      find no match.
    857   *
    858   *
    859   *  @param strsrch    the UStringSearch struct, which references both
    860   *                    the text to be searched  and the pattern being sought.
    861   *  @param startIdx   The index into the text to begin the search.
    862   *  @param matchStart An out parameter, the starting index of the matched text.
    863   *                    This parameter may be NULL.
    864   *                    A value of -1 will be returned if no match was found.
    865   *  @param matchLimit Out parameter, the index of the first position following the matched text.
    866   *                    The matchLimit will be at a suitable position for beginning a subsequent search
    867   *                    in the input text.
    868   *                    This parameter may be NULL.
    869   *                    A value of -1 will be returned if no match was found.
    870   *
    871   *  @param status     Report any errors.  Note that no match found is not an error.
    872   *  @return           TRUE if a match was found, FALSE otherwise.
    873   *
    874   *  @internal
    875   */
    876 U_INTERNAL UBool U_EXPORT2 usearch_searchBackwards(UStringSearch *strsrch,
    877                                                    int32_t        startIdx,
    878                                                    int32_t        *matchStart,
    879                                                    int32_t        *matchLimit,
    880                                                    UErrorCode     *status);
    881 #endif  /* U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API */
    882 
    883 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_COLLATION  && !UCONFIG_NO_BREAK_ITERATION */
    884 
    885 #endif
    886