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


.SH SYNOPSIS
int
\fBmtext_property_start\fP (\fBMTextProperty\fP *
\fIprop\fP)


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Return the start position of a text property\&. The
.ft B
mtext_property_start()
.ft R
function returns the start position of text property
.ft B
prop\fP\&. The start position is a character position of an M\-text where
.ft B
prop
.ft R
begins\&. If
.ft B
prop
.ft R
is detached, it returns \-1\&. 
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001 Information\-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
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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>.