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.TH "msymbol" 3m17n "Mon Sep 25 2023" "Version 1.8.4" "The m17n Library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
msymbol \- 


.SH SYNOPSIS
MSymbol
\fBmsymbol\fP (const char *
\fIname\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Get a symbol\&. The
.ft B
msymbol()
.ft R
function returns the canonical symbol whose name is
.ft B
name\fP\&. If there is none, one is created\&. The created one is not a managing key\&.
.PP
Symbols whose name starts by two spaces are reserved by the m17n library, and are used by the library only internally\&.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP
.RS 4
This function returns the found or created symbol\&.
.RE
.PP
.SH ERRORS
.PP
.RS 4
This function never fails\&. 
.br
.RE
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.RS 4
\fBmsymbol_as_managing_key()\fP,
.ft R
.ft B
msymbol_name()\fP,
.ft R
.ft B
msymbol_exist()
.ft R
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.RE
.PP

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001 Information\-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
.br
Copyright (C) 2001\-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License 
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.