stringprep_profile(3)						      libidn						     stringprep_profile(3)

NAME

       stringprep_profile - prepare internationalized string

SYNOPSIS

       #include <stringprep.h>

       int stringprep_profile(const char * in, char ** out, const char * profile, Stringprep_profile_flags flags);

ARGUMENTS

       const char * in
		   input array with UTF-8 string to prepare.

       char ** out output variable with pointer to newly allocate string.

       const char * profile
		   name of stringprep profile to use.

       Stringprep_profile_flags flags
		   a Stringprep_profile_flags value, or 0.

DESCRIPTION

       Prepare the input zero terminated UTF-8 string according to the stringprep profile, and return the result in a newly allocated variable.

       Note that you must convert strings entered in the systems locale into UTF-8 before using this function, see stringprep_locale_to_utf8().

       The output out variable must be deallocated by the caller.

       The flags are one of Stringprep_profile_flags values, or 0.

       The profile specifies the name of the stringprep profile to use.  It must be one of the internally supported stringprep profiles.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns STRINGPREP_OK iff successful, or an error code.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report  bugs  to  <bug-libidn@gnu.org>.	 GNU  Libidn  home  page:  http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/	General  help  using GNU software:
       http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Simon Josefsson.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without  royalty  provided  the  copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for libidn is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and libidn programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info libidn

       should give you access to the complete manual.

libidn								       1.15						     stringprep_profile(3)