man msymbol () - Get a symbol.

NAME

msymbol - Get a symbol.

SYNOPSIS

MSymbol msymbol (const char * name)

DESCRIPTION

The msymbol() function returns the canonical symbol whose name is name. If there is none, one is created. The created one is not a managing key.

Symbols whose name starts by two spaces are reserved by the m17n library, and are used by the library only internally.

RETURN VALUE

This function returns the found or created symbol.

ERRORS

This function never fails.

SEE ALSO

msymbol_as_managing_key(), msymbol_name(), msymbol_exist()