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+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2011-03-21  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
+	New module 'unictype/joiningtype-name'.
+	* modules/unictype/joiningtype-name: New file.
+	* lib/unictype/joiningtype_name.c: New file.
+
 	unictype: Add support for Arabic shaping properties.
 	* lib/unictype.in.h (UC_JOINING_TYPE_*): New enumeration values.
 	(uc_joining_type_name, uc_joining_type_byname, uc_joining_type): New

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+++ b/lib/unictype/joiningtype_name.c
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+/* Arabic joining type of Unicode characters.
+   Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Written by Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>, 2011.
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+   under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+   by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+/* Specification.  */
+#include "unictype.h"
+
+static const char u_joining_type_name[6][2] =
+{
+  "U", "T", "C", "L", "R", "D"
+};
+
+const char *
+uc_joining_type_name (int joining_type)
+{
+  if (joining_type >= 0
+      && joining_type < sizeof (u_joining_type_name) / sizeof (u_joining_type_name[0]))
+    return u_joining_type_name[joining_type];
+  return NULL;
+}

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+Description:
+Name of Unicode character Arabic joining type.
+
+Files:
+lib/unictype/joiningtype_name.c
+
+Depends-on:
+unictype/base
+
+configure.ac:
+gl_LIBUNISTRING_MODULE([0.9.4], [unictype/joiningtype-name])
+
+Makefile.am:
+if LIBUNISTRING_COMPILE_UNICTYPE_JOININGTYPE_NAME
+lib_SOURCES += unictype/joiningtype_name.c
+endif
+
+Include:
+"unictype.h"
+
+License:
+LGPL
+
+Maintainer:
+Bruno Haible