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+++ b/ChangeLog
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 2011-03-21  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
+	New module 'unictype/joiningtype-byname'.
+	* modules/unictype/joiningtype-byname: New file.
+	* lib/unictype/joiningtype_byname.c: New file.
+
 	Tests for module 'unictype/joiningtype-name'.
 	* modules/unictype/joiningtype-name-tests: New file.
 	* tests/unictype/test-joiningtype_name.c: New file.

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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"
+
+int
+uc_joining_type_byname (const char *joining_type_name)
+{
+  if (joining_type_name[0] != '\0' && joining_type_name[1] == '\0')
+    switch (joining_type_name[0])
+      {
+      case 'C':
+        return UC_JOINING_TYPE_C;
+      case 'D':
+        return UC_JOINING_TYPE_D;
+      case 'L':
+        return UC_JOINING_TYPE_L;
+      case 'R':
+        return UC_JOINING_TYPE_R;
+      case 'T':
+        return UC_JOINING_TYPE_T;
+      case 'U':
+        return UC_JOINING_TYPE_U;
+      }
+  /* Invalid joining type name.  */
+  return -1;
+}

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+Description:
+Find a Unicode character Arabic joining type, given its name.
+
+Files:
+lib/unictype/joiningtype_byname.c
+
+Depends-on:
+unictype/base
+
+configure.ac:
+gl_LIBUNISTRING_MODULE([0.9.4], [unictype/joiningtype-byname])
+
+Makefile.am:
+if LIBUNISTRING_COMPILE_UNICTYPE_JOININGTYPE_BYNAME
+lib_SOURCES += unictype/joiningtype_byname.c
+endif
+
+Include:
+"unictype.h"
+
+License:
+LGPL
+
+Maintainer:
+Bruno Haible