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mtext_search(3m17n)						 The m17n Library					       mtext_search(3m17n)

NAME
       mtext_search - Locate an M-text in a specific range of another.

SYNOPSIS
       int mtext_search (MText * mt1, int from, int to, MText * mt2)

DESCRIPTION
       Locate an M-text in a specific range of another. The mtext_search() function searches for the first occurrence of M-text mt2 in M-text mt1
       in the region from and to while ignoring difference of the text properties. If from is less than to, the forward search starts from from,
       otherwise the backward search starts from to.

RETURN VALUE
	   If mt2 is found in mt1, mtext_search() returns the position of the first occurrence. Otherwise it returns -1. If mt2 is empty, it
	   returns 0.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
       Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
       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>.

Version 1.6.2							    12 Jan 2011 					       mtext_search(3m17n)