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1 /*
2 *******************************************************************************
3 * Copyright (c) 1996-2011, International Business Machines Corporation and others.
4 * All Rights Reserved.
5 *******************************************************************************
6 */
7 
8 #ifndef UCOL_H
9 #define UCOL_H
10 
11 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
12 
13 #if !UCONFIG_NO_COLLATION
14 
15 #include "unicode/unorm.h"
16 #include "unicode/localpointer.h"
17 #include "unicode/parseerr.h"
18 #include "unicode/uloc.h"
19 #include "unicode/uset.h"
20 #include "unicode/uscript.h"
21 
22 /**
23  * \file
24  * \brief C API: Collator
25  *
26  * <h2> Collator C API </h2>
27  *
28  * The C API for Collator performs locale-sensitive
29  * string comparison. You use this service to build
30  * searching and sorting routines for natural language text.
31  * <em>Important: </em>The ICU collation service has been reimplemented
32  * in order to achieve better performance and UCA compliance.
33  * For details, see the
34  * <a href="http://source.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icuhtml/trunk/design/collation/ICU_collation_design.htm">
35  * collation design document</a>.
36  * <p>
37  * For more information about the collation service see
38  * <a href="http://icu-project.org/userguide/Collate_Intro.html">the users guide</a>.
39  * <p>
40  * Collation service provides correct sorting orders for most locales supported in ICU.
41  * If specific data for a locale is not available, the orders eventually falls back
42  * to the <a href="http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr10/">UCA sort order</a>.
43  * <p>
44  * Sort ordering may be customized by providing your own set of rules. For more on
45  * this subject see the
46  * <a href="http://icu-project.org/userguide/Collate_Customization.html">
47  * Collation customization</a> section of the users guide.
48  * <p>
49  * @see         UCollationResult
50  * @see         UNormalizationMode
51  * @see         UCollationStrength
52  * @see         UCollationElements
53  */
54 
55 /** A collator.
56 *  For usage in C programs.
57 */
58 struct UCollator;
59 /** structure representing a collator object instance
60  * @stable ICU 2.0
61  */
62 typedef struct UCollator UCollator;
63 
64 
65 /**
66  * UCOL_LESS is returned if source string is compared to be less than target
67  * string in the u_strcoll() method.
68  * UCOL_EQUAL is returned if source string is compared to be equal to target
69  * string in the u_strcoll() method.
70  * UCOL_GREATER is returned if source string is compared to be greater than
71  * target string in the u_strcoll() method.
72  * @see u_strcoll()
73  * <p>
74  * Possible values for a comparison result
75  * @stable ICU 2.0
76  */
77 typedef enum {
78   /** string a == string b */
79   UCOL_EQUAL    = 0,
80   /** string a > string b */
81   UCOL_GREATER    = 1,
82   /** string a < string b */
83   UCOL_LESS    = -1
84 } UCollationResult ;
85 
86 
87 /** Enum containing attribute values for controling collation behavior.
88  * Here are all the allowable values. Not every attribute can take every value. The only
89  * universal value is UCOL_DEFAULT, which resets the attribute value to the predefined
90  * value for that locale
91  * @stable ICU 2.0
92  */
93 typedef enum {
94   /** accepted by most attributes */
95   UCOL_DEFAULT = -1,
96 
97   /** Primary collation strength */
98   UCOL_PRIMARY = 0,
99   /** Secondary collation strength */
100   UCOL_SECONDARY = 1,
101   /** Tertiary collation strength */
102   UCOL_TERTIARY = 2,
103   /** Default collation strength */
104   UCOL_DEFAULT_STRENGTH = UCOL_TERTIARY,
105   UCOL_CE_STRENGTH_LIMIT,
106   /** Quaternary collation strength */
107   UCOL_QUATERNARY=3,
108   /** Identical collation strength */
109   UCOL_IDENTICAL=15,
110   UCOL_STRENGTH_LIMIT,
111 
112   /** Turn the feature off - works for UCOL_FRENCH_COLLATION,
113       UCOL_CASE_LEVEL, UCOL_HIRAGANA_QUATERNARY_MODE
114       & UCOL_DECOMPOSITION_MODE*/
115   UCOL_OFF = 16,
116   /** Turn the feature on - works for UCOL_FRENCH_COLLATION,
117       UCOL_CASE_LEVEL, UCOL_HIRAGANA_QUATERNARY_MODE
118       & UCOL_DECOMPOSITION_MODE*/
119   UCOL_ON = 17,
120 
121   /** Valid for UCOL_ALTERNATE_HANDLING. Alternate handling will be shifted */
122   UCOL_SHIFTED = 20,
123   /** Valid for UCOL_ALTERNATE_HANDLING. Alternate handling will be non ignorable */
124   UCOL_NON_IGNORABLE = 21,
125 
126   /** Valid for UCOL_CASE_FIRST -
127       lower case sorts before upper case */
128   UCOL_LOWER_FIRST = 24,
129   /** upper case sorts before lower case */
130   UCOL_UPPER_FIRST = 25,
131 
132   UCOL_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_COUNT
133 
134 } UColAttributeValue;
135 
136 /**
137  * Enum containing the codes for reordering segments of the collation table that are not script
138  * codes. These reordering codes are to be used in conjunction with the script codes.
139  * @see ucol_getReorderCodes
140  * @see ucol_setReorderCodes
141  * @see ucol_getEquivalentReorderCodes
142  * @draft ICU 4.8
143  */
144  typedef enum {
145    /**
146     * A special reordering code that is used to specify the default
147     * reordering codes for a locale.
148     * @draft ICU 4.8
149     */
150     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_DEFAULT       = -1,
151    /**
152     * A special reordering code that is used to specify no reordering codes.
153     * @draft ICU 4.8
154     */
155     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_NONE          = USCRIPT_UNKNOWN,
156    /**
157     * A special reordering code that is used to specify all other codes used for
158     * reordering except for the codes lised as UColReorderCode values and those
159     * listed explicitly in a reordering.
160     * @draft ICU 4.8
161     */
162     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_OTHERS        = USCRIPT_UNKNOWN,
163    /**
164     * Characters with the space property.
165     * @draft ICU 4.8
166     */
167     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_SPACE         = 0x1000,
168    /**
169     * The first entry in the enumeration of reordering groups.
170     * @draft ICU 4.8
171     */
172     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_FIRST         = UCOL_REORDER_CODE_SPACE,
173    /**
174     * Characters with the punctuation property.
175     * @draft ICU 4.8
176     */
177     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_PUNCTUATION   = 0x1001,
178    /**
179     * Characters with the symbol property.
180     * @draft ICU 4.8
181     */
182     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_SYMBOL        = 0x1002,
183    /**
184     * Characters with the currency property.
185     * @draft ICU 4.8
186     */
187     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_CURRENCY      = 0x1003,
188    /**
189     * Characters with the digit property.
190     * @draft ICU 4.8
191     */
192     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_DIGIT         = 0x1004,
193    /**
194     * The limit of the reorder codes.
195     * @draft ICU 4.8
196     */
197     UCOL_REORDER_CODE_LIMIT         = 0x1005
198 } UColReorderCode;
199 
200 /**
201  * Base letter represents a primary difference.  Set comparison
202  * level to UCOL_PRIMARY to ignore secondary and tertiary differences.
203  * Use this to set the strength of a Collator object.
204  * Example of primary difference, "abc" &lt; "abd"
205  *
206  * Diacritical differences on the same base letter represent a secondary
207  * difference.  Set comparison level to UCOL_SECONDARY to ignore tertiary
208  * differences. Use this to set the strength of a Collator object.
209  * Example of secondary difference, "&auml;" >> "a".
210  *
211  * Uppercase and lowercase versions of the same character represents a
212  * tertiary difference.  Set comparison level to UCOL_TERTIARY to include
213  * all comparison differences. Use this to set the strength of a Collator
214  * object.
215  * Example of tertiary difference, "abc" &lt;&lt;&lt; "ABC".
216  *
217  * Two characters are considered "identical" when they have the same
218  * unicode spellings.  UCOL_IDENTICAL.
219  * For example, "&auml;" == "&auml;".
220  *
221  * UCollationStrength is also used to determine the strength of sort keys
222  * generated from UCollator objects
223  * These values can be now found in the UColAttributeValue enum.
224  * @stable ICU 2.0
225  **/
226 typedef UColAttributeValue UCollationStrength;
227 
228 /** Attributes that collation service understands. All the attributes can take UCOL_DEFAULT
229  * value, as well as the values specific to each one.
230  * @stable ICU 2.0
231  */
232 typedef enum {
233      /** Attribute for direction of secondary weights - used in French.
234       * Acceptable values are UCOL_ON, which results in secondary weights
235       * being considered backwards and UCOL_OFF which treats secondary
236       * weights in the order they appear.*/
237      UCOL_FRENCH_COLLATION,
238      /** Attribute for handling variable elements.
239       * Acceptable values are UCOL_NON_IGNORABLE (default)
240       * which treats all the codepoints with non-ignorable
241       * primary weights in the same way,
242       * and UCOL_SHIFTED which causes codepoints with primary
243       * weights that are equal or below the variable top value
244       * to be ignored on primary level and moved to the quaternary
245       * level.*/
246      UCOL_ALTERNATE_HANDLING,
247      /** Controls the ordering of upper and lower case letters.
248       * Acceptable values are UCOL_OFF (default), which orders
249       * upper and lower case letters in accordance to their tertiary
250       * weights, UCOL_UPPER_FIRST which forces upper case letters to
251       * sort before lower case letters, and UCOL_LOWER_FIRST which does
252       * the opposite. */
253      UCOL_CASE_FIRST,
254      /** Controls whether an extra case level (positioned before the third
255       * level) is generated or not. Acceptable values are UCOL_OFF (default),
256       * when case level is not generated, and UCOL_ON which causes the case
257       * level to be generated. Contents of the case level are affected by
258       * the value of UCOL_CASE_FIRST attribute. A simple way to ignore
259       * accent differences in a string is to set the strength to UCOL_PRIMARY
260       * and enable case level. */
261      UCOL_CASE_LEVEL,
262      /** Controls whether the normalization check and necessary normalizations
263       * are performed. When set to UCOL_OFF (default) no normalization check
264       * is performed. The correctness of the result is guaranteed only if the
265       * input data is in so-called FCD form (see users manual for more info).
266       * When set to UCOL_ON, an incremental check is performed to see whether
267       * the input data is in the FCD form. If the data is not in the FCD form,
268       * incremental NFD normalization is performed. */
269      UCOL_NORMALIZATION_MODE,
270      /** An alias for UCOL_NORMALIZATION_MODE attribute */
271      UCOL_DECOMPOSITION_MODE = UCOL_NORMALIZATION_MODE,
272      /** The strength attribute. Can be either UCOL_PRIMARY, UCOL_SECONDARY,
273       * UCOL_TERTIARY, UCOL_QUATERNARY or UCOL_IDENTICAL. The usual strength
274       * for most locales (except Japanese) is tertiary. Quaternary strength
275       * is useful when combined with shifted setting for alternate handling
276       * attribute and for JIS x 4061 collation, when it is used to distinguish
277       * between Katakana  and Hiragana (this is achieved by setting the
278       * UCOL_HIRAGANA_QUATERNARY mode to on. Otherwise, quaternary level
279       * is affected only by the number of non ignorable code points in
280       * the string. Identical strength is rarely useful, as it amounts
281       * to codepoints of the NFD form of the string. */
282      UCOL_STRENGTH,
283      /** When turned on, this attribute positions Hiragana before all
284       * non-ignorables on quaternary level This is a sneaky way to produce JIS
285       * sort order */
286      UCOL_HIRAGANA_QUATERNARY_MODE,
287      /** When turned on, this attribute generates a collation key
288       * for the numeric value of substrings of digits.
289       * This is a way to get '100' to sort AFTER '2'. Note that the longest
290       * digit substring that can be treated as a single collation element is
291       * 254 digits (not counting leading zeros). If a digit substring is
292       * longer than that, the digits beyond the limit will be treated as a
293       * separate digit substring associated with a separate collation element. */
294      UCOL_NUMERIC_COLLATION,
295      UCOL_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT
296 } UColAttribute;
297 
298 /** Options for retrieving the rule string
299  *  @stable ICU 2.0
300  */
301 typedef enum {
302   /** Retrieve tailoring only */
303   UCOL_TAILORING_ONLY,
304   /** Retrieve UCA rules and tailoring */
305   UCOL_FULL_RULES
306 } UColRuleOption ;
307 
308 /**
309  * Open a UCollator for comparing strings.
310  * The UCollator pointer is used in all the calls to the Collation
311  * service. After finished, collator must be disposed of by calling
312  * {@link #ucol_close }.
313  * @param loc The locale containing the required collation rules.
314  *            Special values for locales can be passed in -
315  *            if NULL is passed for the locale, the default locale
316  *            collation rules will be used. If empty string ("") or
317  *            "root" are passed, UCA rules will be used.
318  * @param status A pointer to an UErrorCode to receive any errors
319  * @return A pointer to a UCollator, or 0 if an error occurred.
320  * @see ucol_openRules
321  * @see ucol_safeClone
322  * @see ucol_close
323  * @stable ICU 2.0
324  */
325 U_STABLE UCollator* U_EXPORT2
326 ucol_open(const char *loc, UErrorCode *status);
327 
328 /**
329  * Produce an UCollator instance according to the rules supplied.
330  * The rules are used to change the default ordering, defined in the
331  * UCA in a process called tailoring. The resulting UCollator pointer
332  * can be used in the same way as the one obtained by {@link #ucol_strcoll }.
333  * @param rules A string describing the collation rules. For the syntax
334  *              of the rules please see users guide.
335  * @param rulesLength The length of rules, or -1 if null-terminated.
336  * @param normalizationMode The normalization mode: One of
337  *             UCOL_OFF     (expect the text to not need normalization),
338  *             UCOL_ON      (normalize), or
339  *             UCOL_DEFAULT (set the mode according to the rules)
340  * @param strength The default collation strength; one of UCOL_PRIMARY, UCOL_SECONDARY,
341  * UCOL_TERTIARY, UCOL_IDENTICAL,UCOL_DEFAULT_STRENGTH - can be also set in the rules.
342  * @param parseError  A pointer to UParseError to recieve information about errors
343  *                    occurred during parsing. This argument can currently be set
344  *                    to NULL, but at users own risk. Please provide a real structure.
345  * @param status A pointer to an UErrorCode to receive any errors
346  * @return A pointer to a UCollator. It is not guaranteed that NULL be returned in case
347  *         of error - please use status argument to check for errors.
348  * @see ucol_open
349  * @see ucol_safeClone
350  * @see ucol_close
351  * @stable ICU 2.0
352  */
353 U_STABLE UCollator* U_EXPORT2
354 ucol_openRules( const UChar        *rules,
355                 int32_t            rulesLength,
356                 UColAttributeValue normalizationMode,
357                 UCollationStrength strength,
358                 UParseError        *parseError,
359                 UErrorCode         *status);
360 
361 /**
362  * Open a collator defined by a short form string.
363  * The structure and the syntax of the string is defined in the "Naming collators"
364  * section of the users guide:
365  * http://icu-project.org/userguide/Collate_Concepts.html#Naming_Collators
366  * Attributes are overriden by the subsequent attributes. So, for "S2_S3", final
367  * strength will be 3. 3066bis locale overrides individual locale parts.
368  * The call to this function is equivalent to a call to ucol_open, followed by a
369  * series of calls to ucol_setAttribute and ucol_setVariableTop.
370  * @param definition A short string containing a locale and a set of attributes.
371  *                   Attributes not explicitly mentioned are left at the default
372  *                   state for a locale.
373  * @param parseError if not NULL, structure that will get filled with error's pre
374  *                   and post context in case of error.
375  * @param forceDefaults if FALSE, the settings that are the same as the collator
376  *                   default settings will not be applied (for example, setting
377  *                   French secondary on a French collator would not be executed).
378  *                   If TRUE, all the settings will be applied regardless of the
379  *                   collator default value. If the definition
380  *                   strings are to be cached, should be set to FALSE.
381  * @param status     Error code. Apart from regular error conditions connected to
382  *                   instantiating collators (like out of memory or similar), this
383  *                   API will return an error if an invalid attribute or attribute/value
384  *                   combination is specified.
385  * @return           A pointer to a UCollator or 0 if an error occured (including an
386  *                   invalid attribute).
387  * @see ucol_open
388  * @see ucol_setAttribute
389  * @see ucol_setVariableTop
390  * @see ucol_getShortDefinitionString
391  * @see ucol_normalizeShortDefinitionString
392  * @stable ICU 3.0
393  *
394  */
395 U_STABLE UCollator* U_EXPORT2
396 ucol_openFromShortString( const char *definition,
397                           UBool forceDefaults,
398                           UParseError *parseError,
399                           UErrorCode *status);
400 
401 /**
402  * Get a set containing the contractions defined by the collator. The set includes
403  * both the UCA contractions and the contractions defined by the collator. This set
404  * will contain only strings. If a tailoring explicitly suppresses contractions from
405  * the UCA (like Russian), removed contractions will not be in the resulting set.
406  * @param coll collator
407  * @param conts the set to hold the result. It gets emptied before
408  *              contractions are added.
409  * @param status to hold the error code
410  * @return the size of the contraction set
411  *
412  * @deprecated ICU 3.4, use ucol_getContractionsAndExpansions instead
413  */
414 U_DEPRECATED int32_t U_EXPORT2
415 ucol_getContractions( const UCollator *coll,
416                   USet *conts,
417                   UErrorCode *status);
418 
419 /**
420  * Get a set containing the expansions defined by the collator. The set includes
421  * both the UCA expansions and the expansions defined by the tailoring
422  * @param coll collator
423  * @param contractions if not NULL, the set to hold the contractions
424  * @param expansions if not NULL, the set to hold the expansions
425  * @param addPrefixes add the prefix contextual elements to contractions
426  * @param status to hold the error code
427  *
428  * @stable ICU 3.4
429  */
430 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
431 ucol_getContractionsAndExpansions( const UCollator *coll,
432                   USet *contractions, USet *expansions,
433                   UBool addPrefixes, UErrorCode *status);
434 
435 /**
436  * Close a UCollator.
437  * Once closed, a UCollator should not be used. Every open collator should
438  * be closed. Otherwise, a memory leak will result.
439  * @param coll The UCollator to close.
440  * @see ucol_open
441  * @see ucol_openRules
442  * @see ucol_safeClone
443  * @stable ICU 2.0
444  */
445 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
446 ucol_close(UCollator *coll);
447 
448 #if U_SHOW_CPLUSPLUS_API
449 
450 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
451 
452 /**
453  * \class LocalUCollatorPointer
454  * "Smart pointer" class, closes a UCollator via ucol_close().
455  * For most methods see the LocalPointerBase base class.
456  *
457  * @see LocalPointerBase
458  * @see LocalPointer
459  * @stable ICU 4.4
460  */
461 U_DEFINE_LOCAL_OPEN_POINTER(LocalUCollatorPointer, UCollator, ucol_close);
462 
463 U_NAMESPACE_END
464 
465 #endif
466 
467 /**
468  * Compare two strings.
469  * The strings will be compared using the options already specified.
470  * @param coll The UCollator containing the comparison rules.
471  * @param source The source string.
472  * @param sourceLength The length of source, or -1 if null-terminated.
473  * @param target The target string.
474  * @param targetLength The length of target, or -1 if null-terminated.
475  * @return The result of comparing the strings; one of UCOL_EQUAL,
476  * UCOL_GREATER, UCOL_LESS
477  * @see ucol_greater
478  * @see ucol_greaterOrEqual
479  * @see ucol_equal
480  * @stable ICU 2.0
481  */
482 U_STABLE UCollationResult U_EXPORT2
483 ucol_strcoll(    const    UCollator    *coll,
484         const    UChar        *source,
485         int32_t            sourceLength,
486         const    UChar        *target,
487         int32_t            targetLength);
488 
489 /**
490  * Determine if one string is greater than another.
491  * This function is equivalent to {@link #ucol_strcoll } == UCOL_GREATER
492  * @param coll The UCollator containing the comparison rules.
493  * @param source The source string.
494  * @param sourceLength The length of source, or -1 if null-terminated.
495  * @param target The target string.
496  * @param targetLength The length of target, or -1 if null-terminated.
497  * @return TRUE if source is greater than target, FALSE otherwise.
498  * @see ucol_strcoll
499  * @see ucol_greaterOrEqual
500  * @see ucol_equal
501  * @stable ICU 2.0
502  */
503 U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
504 ucol_greater(const UCollator *coll,
505              const UChar     *source, int32_t sourceLength,
506              const UChar     *target, int32_t targetLength);
507 
508 /**
509  * Determine if one string is greater than or equal to another.
510  * This function is equivalent to {@link #ucol_strcoll } != UCOL_LESS
511  * @param coll The UCollator containing the comparison rules.
512  * @param source The source string.
513  * @param sourceLength The length of source, or -1 if null-terminated.
514  * @param target The target string.
515  * @param targetLength The length of target, or -1 if null-terminated.
516  * @return TRUE if source is greater than or equal to target, FALSE otherwise.
517  * @see ucol_strcoll
518  * @see ucol_greater
519  * @see ucol_equal
520  * @stable ICU 2.0
521  */
522 U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
523 ucol_greaterOrEqual(const UCollator *coll,
524                     const UChar     *source, int32_t sourceLength,
525                     const UChar     *target, int32_t targetLength);
526 
527 /**
528  * Compare two strings for equality.
529  * This function is equivalent to {@link #ucol_strcoll } == UCOL_EQUAL
530  * @param coll The UCollator containing the comparison rules.
531  * @param source The source string.
532  * @param sourceLength The length of source, or -1 if null-terminated.
533  * @param target The target string.
534  * @param targetLength The length of target, or -1 if null-terminated.
535  * @return TRUE if source is equal to target, FALSE otherwise
536  * @see ucol_strcoll
537  * @see ucol_greater
538  * @see ucol_greaterOrEqual
539  * @stable ICU 2.0
540  */
541 U_STABLE UBool U_EXPORT2
542 ucol_equal(const UCollator *coll,
543            const UChar     *source, int32_t sourceLength,
544            const UChar     *target, int32_t targetLength);
545 
546 /**
547  * Compare two UTF-8 encoded trings.
548  * The strings will be compared using the options already specified.
549  * @param coll The UCollator containing the comparison rules.
550  * @param sIter The source string iterator.
551  * @param tIter The target string iterator.
552  * @return The result of comparing the strings; one of UCOL_EQUAL,
553  * UCOL_GREATER, UCOL_LESS
554  * @param status A pointer to an UErrorCode to receive any errors
555  * @see ucol_strcoll
556  * @stable ICU 2.6
557  */
558 U_STABLE UCollationResult U_EXPORT2
559 ucol_strcollIter(  const    UCollator    *coll,
560                   UCharIterator *sIter,
561                   UCharIterator *tIter,
562                   UErrorCode *status);
563 
564 /**
565  * Get the collation strength used in a UCollator.
566  * The strength influences how strings are compared.
567  * @param coll The UCollator to query.
568  * @return The collation strength; one of UCOL_PRIMARY, UCOL_SECONDARY,
569  * UCOL_TERTIARY, UCOL_QUATERNARY, UCOL_IDENTICAL
570  * @see ucol_setStrength
571  * @stable ICU 2.0
572  */
573 U_STABLE UCollationStrength U_EXPORT2
574 ucol_getStrength(const UCollator *coll);
575 
576 /**
577  * Set the collation strength used in a UCollator.
578  * The strength influences how strings are compared.
579  * @param coll The UCollator to set.
580  * @param strength The desired collation strength; one of UCOL_PRIMARY,
581  * UCOL_SECONDARY, UCOL_TERTIARY, UCOL_QUATERNARY, UCOL_IDENTICAL, UCOL_DEFAULT
582  * @see ucol_getStrength
583  * @stable ICU 2.0
584  */
585 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
586 ucol_setStrength(UCollator *coll,
587                  UCollationStrength strength);
588 
589 /**
590  * Retrieves the reordering codes for this collator.
591  * These reordering codes are a combination of UScript codes and UColReorderCode entries.
592  * @param coll The UCollator to query.
593  * @param dest The array to fill with the script ordering.
594  * @param destCapacity The length of dest. If it is 0, then dest may be NULL and the function
595  * will only return the length of the result without writing any of the result string (pre-flighting).
596  * @param pErrorCode Must be a valid pointer to an error code value, which must not indicate a
597  * failure before the function call.
598  * @return The number of reordering codes written to the dest array.
599  * @see ucol_setReorderCodes
600  * @see ucol_getEquivalentReorderCodes
601  * @draft ICU 4.8
602  */
603 U_DRAFT int32_t U_EXPORT2
604 ucol_getReorderCodes(const UCollator* coll,
605                     int32_t* dest,
606                     int32_t destCapacity,
607                     UErrorCode *pErrorCode);
608 /**
609  * Sets the reordering codes for this collator.
610  * Collation reordering allows scripts and some other defined blocks of characters
611  * to be moved relative to each other as a block. This reordering is done on top of
612  * the DUCET/CLDR standard collation order. Reordering can specify groups to be placed
613  * at the start and/or the end of the collation order. These groups are specified using
614  * UScript codes and UColReorderCode entries.
615  * <p>By default, reordering codes specified for the start of the order are placed in the
616  * order given after a group of "special" non-script blocks. These special groups of characters
617  * are space, punctuation, symbol, currency, and digit. These special groups are represented with
618  * UColReorderCode entries. Script groups can be intermingled with
619  * these special non-script blocks if those special blocks are explicitly specified in the reordering.
620  * <p>The special code OTHERS stands for any script that is not explicitly
621  * mentioned in the list of reordering codes given. Anything that is after OTHERS
622  * will go at the very end of the reordering in the order given.
623  * <p>The special reorder code DEFAULT will reset the reordering for this collator
624  * to the default for this collator. The default reordering may be the DUCET/CLDR order or may be a reordering that
625  * was specified when this collator was created from resource data or from rules. The
626  * DEFAULT code <b>must</b> be the sole code supplied when it used. If not
627  * that will result in an U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR being set.
628  * <p>The special reorder code NONE will remove any reordering for this collator.
629  * The result of setting no reordering will be to have the DUCET/CLDR reordering used. The
630  * NONE code <b>must</b> be the sole code supplied when it used.
631  * @param coll The UCollator to set.
632  * @param reorderCodes An array of script codes in the new order. This can be NULL if the
633  * length is also set to 0. An empty array will clear any reordering codes on the collator.
634  * @param reorderCodesLength The length of reorderCodes.
635  * @param pErrorCode Must be a valid pointer to an error code value, which must not indicate a
636  * failure before the function call.
637  * @see ucol_getReorderCodes
638  * @see ucol_getEquivalentReorderCodes
639  * @draft ICU 4.8
640  */
641 U_DRAFT void U_EXPORT2
642 ucol_setReorderCodes(UCollator* coll,
643                     const int32_t* reorderCodes,
644                     int32_t reorderCodesLength,
645                     UErrorCode *pErrorCode);
646 
647 /**
648  * Retrieves the reorder codes that are grouped with the given reorder code. Some reorder
649  * codes will be grouped and must reorder together.
650  * @param reorderCode The reorder code to determine equivalence for.
651  * @param dest The array to fill with the script ordering.
652  * @param destCapacity The length of dest. If it is 0, then dest may be NULL and the function
653  * will only return the length of the result without writing any of the result string (pre-flighting).
654  * @param pErrorCode Must be a valid pointer to an error code value, which must not indicate
655  * a failure before the function call.
656  * @return The number of reordering codes written to the dest array.
657  * @see ucol_setReorderCodes
658  * @see ucol_getReorderCodes
659  * @draft ICU 4.8
660  */
661 U_DRAFT int32_t U_EXPORT2
662 ucol_getEquivalentReorderCodes(int32_t reorderCode,
663                     int32_t* dest,
664                     int32_t destCapacity,
665                     UErrorCode *pErrorCode);
666 
667 /**
668  * Get the display name for a UCollator.
669  * The display name is suitable for presentation to a user.
670  * @param objLoc The locale of the collator in question.
671  * @param dispLoc The locale for display.
672  * @param result A pointer to a buffer to receive the attribute.
673  * @param resultLength The maximum size of result.
674  * @param status A pointer to an UErrorCode to receive any errors
675  * @return The total buffer size needed; if greater than resultLength,
676  * the output was truncated.
677  * @stable ICU 2.0
678  */
679 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
680 ucol_getDisplayName(    const    char        *objLoc,
681             const    char        *dispLoc,
682             UChar             *result,
683             int32_t         resultLength,
684             UErrorCode        *status);
685 
686 /**
687  * Get a locale for which collation rules are available.
688  * A UCollator in a locale returned by this function will perform the correct
689  * collation for the locale.
690  * @param localeIndex The index of the desired locale.
691  * @return A locale for which collation rules are available, or 0 if none.
692  * @see ucol_countAvailable
693  * @stable ICU 2.0
694  */
695 U_STABLE const char* U_EXPORT2
696 ucol_getAvailable(int32_t localeIndex);
697 
698 /**
699  * Determine how many locales have collation rules available.
700  * This function is most useful as determining the loop ending condition for
701  * calls to {@link #ucol_getAvailable }.
702  * @return The number of locales for which collation rules are available.
703  * @see ucol_getAvailable
704  * @stable ICU 2.0
705  */
706 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
707 ucol_countAvailable(void);
708 
709 #if !UCONFIG_NO_SERVICE
710 /**
711  * Create a string enumerator of all locales for which a valid
712  * collator may be opened.
713  * @param status input-output error code
714  * @return a string enumeration over locale strings. The caller is
715  * responsible for closing the result.
716  * @stable ICU 3.0
717  */
718 U_STABLE UEnumeration* U_EXPORT2
719 ucol_openAvailableLocales(UErrorCode *status);
720 #endif
721 
722 /**
723  * Create a string enumerator of all possible keywords that are relevant to
724  * collation. At this point, the only recognized keyword for this
725  * service is "collation".
726  * @param status input-output error code
727  * @return a string enumeration over locale strings. The caller is
728  * responsible for closing the result.
729  * @stable ICU 3.0
730  */
731 U_STABLE UEnumeration* U_EXPORT2
732 ucol_getKeywords(UErrorCode *status);
733 
734 /**
735  * Given a keyword, create a string enumeration of all values
736  * for that keyword that are currently in use.
737  * @param keyword a particular keyword as enumerated by
738  * ucol_getKeywords. If any other keyword is passed in, *status is set
739  * to U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR.
740  * @param status input-output error code
741  * @return a string enumeration over collation keyword values, or NULL
742  * upon error. The caller is responsible for closing the result.
743  * @stable ICU 3.0
744  */
745 U_STABLE UEnumeration* U_EXPORT2
746 ucol_getKeywordValues(const char *keyword, UErrorCode *status);
747 
748 /**
749  * Given a key and a locale, returns an array of string values in a preferred
750  * order that would make a difference. These are all and only those values where
751  * the open (creation) of the service with the locale formed from the input locale
752  * plus input keyword and that value has different behavior than creation with the
753  * input locale alone.
754  * @param key           one of the keys supported by this service.  For now, only
755  *                      "collation" is supported.
756  * @param locale        the locale
757  * @param commonlyUsed  if set to true it will return only commonly used values
758  *                      with the given locale in preferred order.  Otherwise,
759  *                      it will return all the available values for the locale.
760  * @param status error status
761  * @return a string enumeration over keyword values for the given key and the locale.
762  * @stable ICU 4.2
763  */
764 U_STABLE UEnumeration* U_EXPORT2
765 ucol_getKeywordValuesForLocale(const char* key,
766                                const char* locale,
767                                UBool commonlyUsed,
768                                UErrorCode* status);
769 
770 /**
771  * Return the functionally equivalent locale for the given
772  * requested locale, with respect to given keyword, for the
773  * collation service.  If two locales return the same result, then
774  * collators instantiated for these locales will behave
775  * equivalently.  The converse is not always true; two collators
776  * may in fact be equivalent, but return different results, due to
777  * internal details.  The return result has no other meaning than
778  * that stated above, and implies nothing as to the relationship
779  * between the two locales.  This is intended for use by
780  * applications who wish to cache collators, or otherwise reuse
781  * collators when possible.  The functional equivalent may change
782  * over time.  For more information, please see the <a
783  * href="http://icu-project.org/userguide/locale.html#services">
784  * Locales and Services</a> section of the ICU User Guide.
785  * @param result fillin for the functionally equivalent locale
786  * @param resultCapacity capacity of the fillin buffer
787  * @param keyword a particular keyword as enumerated by
788  * ucol_getKeywords.
789  * @param locale the requested locale
790  * @param isAvailable if non-NULL, pointer to a fillin parameter that
791  * indicates whether the requested locale was 'available' to the
792  * collation service. A locale is defined as 'available' if it
793  * physically exists within the collation locale data.
794  * @param status pointer to input-output error code
795  * @return the actual buffer size needed for the locale.  If greater
796  * than resultCapacity, the returned full name will be truncated and
797  * an error code will be returned.
798  * @stable ICU 3.0
799  */
800 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
801 ucol_getFunctionalEquivalent(char* result, int32_t resultCapacity,
802                              const char* keyword, const char* locale,
803                              UBool* isAvailable, UErrorCode* status);
804 
805 /**
806  * Get the collation rules from a UCollator.
807  * The rules will follow the rule syntax.
808  * @param coll The UCollator to query.
809  * @param length
810  * @return The collation rules.
811  * @stable ICU 2.0
812  */
813 U_STABLE const UChar* U_EXPORT2
814 ucol_getRules(    const    UCollator    *coll,
815         int32_t            *length);
816 
817 /** Get the short definition string for a collator. This API harvests the collator's
818  *  locale and the attribute set and produces a string that can be used for opening
819  *  a collator with the same properties using the ucol_openFromShortString API.
820  *  This string will be normalized.
821  *  The structure and the syntax of the string is defined in the "Naming collators"
822  *  section of the users guide:
823  *  http://icu-project.org/userguide/Collate_Concepts.html#Naming_Collators
824  *  This API supports preflighting.
825  *  @param coll a collator
826  *  @param locale a locale that will appear as a collators locale in the resulting
827  *                short string definition. If NULL, the locale will be harvested
828  *                from the collator.
829  *  @param buffer space to hold the resulting string
830  *  @param capacity capacity of the buffer
831  *  @param status for returning errors. All the preflighting errors are featured
832  *  @return length of the resulting string
833  *  @see ucol_openFromShortString
834  *  @see ucol_normalizeShortDefinitionString
835  *  @stable ICU 3.0
836  */
837 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
838 ucol_getShortDefinitionString(const UCollator *coll,
839                               const char *locale,
840                               char *buffer,
841                               int32_t capacity,
842                               UErrorCode *status);
843 
844 /** Verifies and normalizes short definition string.
845  *  Normalized short definition string has all the option sorted by the argument name,
846  *  so that equivalent definition strings are the same.
847  *  This API supports preflighting.
848  *  @param source definition string
849  *  @param destination space to hold the resulting string
850  *  @param capacity capacity of the buffer
851  *  @param parseError if not NULL, structure that will get filled with error's pre
852  *                   and post context in case of error.
853  *  @param status     Error code. This API will return an error if an invalid attribute
854  *                    or attribute/value combination is specified. All the preflighting
855  *                    errors are also featured
856  *  @return length of the resulting normalized string.
857  *
858  *  @see ucol_openFromShortString
859  *  @see ucol_getShortDefinitionString
860  *
861  *  @stable ICU 3.0
862  */
863 
864 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
865 ucol_normalizeShortDefinitionString(const char *source,
866                                     char *destination,
867                                     int32_t capacity,
868                                     UParseError *parseError,
869                                     UErrorCode *status);
870 
871 
872 /**
873  * Get a sort key for a string from a UCollator.
874  * Sort keys may be compared using <TT>strcmp</TT>.
875  *
876  * Like ICU functions that write to an output buffer, the buffer contents
877  * is undefined if the buffer capacity (resultLength parameter) is too small.
878  * Unlike ICU functions that write a string to an output buffer,
879  * the terminating zero byte is counted in the sort key length.
880  * @param coll The UCollator containing the collation rules.
881  * @param source The string to transform.
882  * @param sourceLength The length of source, or -1 if null-terminated.
883  * @param result A pointer to a buffer to receive the attribute.
884  * @param resultLength The maximum size of result.
885  * @return The size needed to fully store the sort key.
886  *      If there was an internal error generating the sort key,
887  *      a zero value is returned.
888  * @see ucol_keyHashCode
889  * @stable ICU 2.0
890  */
891 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
892 ucol_getSortKey(const    UCollator    *coll,
893         const    UChar        *source,
894         int32_t        sourceLength,
895         uint8_t        *result,
896         int32_t        resultLength);
897 
898 
899 /** Gets the next count bytes of a sort key. Caller needs
900  *  to preserve state array between calls and to provide
901  *  the same type of UCharIterator set with the same string.
902  *  The destination buffer provided must be big enough to store
903  *  the number of requested bytes. Generated sortkey is not
904  *  compatible with sortkeys generated using ucol_getSortKey
905  *  API, since we don't do any compression. If uncompressed
906  *  sortkeys are required, this API can be used.
907  *  @param coll The UCollator containing the collation rules.
908  *  @param iter UCharIterator containing the string we need
909  *              the sort key to be calculated for.
910  *  @param state Opaque state of sortkey iteration.
911  *  @param dest Buffer to hold the resulting sortkey part
912  *  @param count number of sort key bytes required.
913  *  @param status error code indicator.
914  *  @return the actual number of bytes of a sortkey. It can be
915  *          smaller than count if we have reached the end of
916  *          the sort key.
917  *  @stable ICU 2.6
918  */
919 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
920 ucol_nextSortKeyPart(const UCollator *coll,
921                      UCharIterator *iter,
922                      uint32_t state[2],
923                      uint8_t *dest, int32_t count,
924                      UErrorCode *status);
925 
926 /** enum that is taken by ucol_getBound API
927  * See below for explanation
928  * do not change the values assigned to the
929  * members of this enum. Underlying code
930  * depends on them having these numbers
931  * @stable ICU 2.0
932  */
933 typedef enum {
934   /** lower bound */
935   UCOL_BOUND_LOWER = 0,
936   /** upper bound that will match strings of exact size */
937   UCOL_BOUND_UPPER = 1,
938   /** upper bound that will match all the strings that have the same initial substring as the given string */
939   UCOL_BOUND_UPPER_LONG = 2,
940   UCOL_BOUND_VALUE_COUNT
941 } UColBoundMode;
942 
943 /**
944  * Produce a bound for a given sortkey and a number of levels.
945  * Return value is always the number of bytes needed, regardless of
946  * whether the result buffer was big enough or even valid.<br>
947  * Resulting bounds can be used to produce a range of strings that are
948  * between upper and lower bounds. For example, if bounds are produced
949  * for a sortkey of string "smith", strings between upper and lower
950  * bounds with one level would include "Smith", "SMITH", "sMiTh".<br>
951  * There are two upper bounds that can be produced. If UCOL_BOUND_UPPER
952  * is produced, strings matched would be as above. However, if bound
953  * produced using UCOL_BOUND_UPPER_LONG is used, the above example will
954  * also match "Smithsonian" and similar.<br>
955  * For more on usage, see example in cintltst/capitst.c in procedure
956  * TestBounds.
957  * Sort keys may be compared using <TT>strcmp</TT>.
958  * @param source The source sortkey.
959  * @param sourceLength The length of source, or -1 if null-terminated.
960  *                     (If an unmodified sortkey is passed, it is always null
961  *                      terminated).
962  * @param boundType Type of bound required. It can be UCOL_BOUND_LOWER, which
963  *                  produces a lower inclusive bound, UCOL_BOUND_UPPER, that
964  *                  produces upper bound that matches strings of the same length
965  *                  or UCOL_BOUND_UPPER_LONG that matches strings that have the
966  *                  same starting substring as the source string.
967  * @param noOfLevels  Number of levels required in the resulting bound (for most
968  *                    uses, the recommended value is 1). See users guide for
969  *                    explanation on number of levels a sortkey can have.
970  * @param result A pointer to a buffer to receive the resulting sortkey.
971  * @param resultLength The maximum size of result.
972  * @param status Used for returning error code if something went wrong. If the
973  *               number of levels requested is higher than the number of levels
974  *               in the source key, a warning (U_SORT_KEY_TOO_SHORT_WARNING) is
975  *               issued.
976  * @return The size needed to fully store the bound.
977  * @see ucol_keyHashCode
978  * @stable ICU 2.1
979  */
980 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
981 ucol_getBound(const uint8_t       *source,
982         int32_t             sourceLength,
983         UColBoundMode       boundType,
984         uint32_t            noOfLevels,
985         uint8_t             *result,
986         int32_t             resultLength,
987         UErrorCode          *status);
988 
989 /**
990  * Gets the version information for a Collator. Version is currently
991  * an opaque 32-bit number which depends, among other things, on major
992  * versions of the collator tailoring and UCA.
993  * @param coll The UCollator to query.
994  * @param info the version # information, the result will be filled in
995  * @stable ICU 2.0
996  */
997 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
998 ucol_getVersion(const UCollator* coll, UVersionInfo info);
999 
1000 /**
1001  * Gets the UCA version information for a Collator. Version is the
1002  * UCA version number (3.1.1, 4.0).
1003  * @param coll The UCollator to query.
1004  * @param info the version # information, the result will be filled in
1005  * @stable ICU 2.8
1006  */
1007 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
1008 ucol_getUCAVersion(const UCollator* coll, UVersionInfo info);
1009 
1010 /**
1011  * Merge two sort keys. The levels are merged with their corresponding counterparts
1012  * (primaries with primaries, secondaries with secondaries etc.). Between the values
1013  * from the same level a separator is inserted.
1014  * example (uncompressed):
1015  * 191B1D 01 050505 01 910505 00 and 1F2123 01 050505 01 910505 00
1016  * will be merged as
1017  * 191B1D 02 1F212301 050505 02 050505 01 910505 02 910505 00
1018  * This allows for concatenating of first and last names for sorting, among other things.
1019  * If the destination buffer is not big enough, the results are undefined.
1020  * If any of source lengths are zero or any of source pointers are NULL/undefined,
1021  * result is of size zero.
1022  * @param src1 pointer to the first sortkey
1023  * @param src1Length length of the first sortkey
1024  * @param src2 pointer to the second sortkey
1025  * @param src2Length length of the second sortkey
1026  * @param dest buffer to hold the result
1027  * @param destCapacity size of the buffer for the result
1028  * @return size of the result. If the buffer is big enough size is always
1029  *         src1Length+src2Length-1
1030  * @stable ICU 2.0
1031  */
1032 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
1033 ucol_mergeSortkeys(const uint8_t *src1, int32_t src1Length,
1034                    const uint8_t *src2, int32_t src2Length,
1035                    uint8_t *dest, int32_t destCapacity);
1036 
1037 /**
1038  * Universal attribute setter
1039  * @param coll collator which attributes are to be changed
1040  * @param attr attribute type
1041  * @param value attribute value
1042  * @param status to indicate whether the operation went on smoothly or there were errors
1043  * @see UColAttribute
1044  * @see UColAttributeValue
1045  * @see ucol_getAttribute
1046  * @stable ICU 2.0
1047  */
1048 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
1049 ucol_setAttribute(UCollator *coll, UColAttribute attr, UColAttributeValue value, UErrorCode *status);
1050 
1051 /**
1052  * Universal attribute getter
1053  * @param coll collator which attributes are to be changed
1054  * @param attr attribute type
1055  * @return attribute value
1056  * @param status to indicate whether the operation went on smoothly or there were errors
1057  * @see UColAttribute
1058  * @see UColAttributeValue
1059  * @see ucol_setAttribute
1060  * @stable ICU 2.0
1061  */
1062 U_STABLE UColAttributeValue  U_EXPORT2
1063 ucol_getAttribute(const UCollator *coll, UColAttribute attr, UErrorCode *status);
1064 
1065 /** Variable top
1066  * is a two byte primary value which causes all the codepoints with primary values that
1067  * are less or equal than the variable top to be shifted when alternate handling is set
1068  * to UCOL_SHIFTED.
1069  * Sets the variable top to a collation element value of a string supplied.
1070  * @param coll collator which variable top needs to be changed
1071  * @param varTop one or more (if contraction) UChars to which the variable top should be set
1072  * @param len length of variable top string. If -1 it is considered to be zero terminated.
1073  * @param status error code. If error code is set, the return value is undefined.
1074  *               Errors set by this function are: <br>
1075  *    U_CE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR if more than one character was passed and there is no such
1076  *    a contraction<br>
1077  *    U_PRIMARY_TOO_LONG_ERROR if the primary for the variable top has more than two bytes
1078  * @return a 32 bit value containing the value of the variable top in upper 16 bits.
1079  *         Lower 16 bits are undefined
1080  * @see ucol_getVariableTop
1081  * @see ucol_restoreVariableTop
1082  * @stable ICU 2.0
1083  */
1084 U_STABLE uint32_t U_EXPORT2
1085 ucol_setVariableTop(UCollator *coll,
1086                     const UChar *varTop, int32_t len,
1087                     UErrorCode *status);
1088 
1089 /**
1090  * Gets the variable top value of a Collator.
1091  * Lower 16 bits are undefined and should be ignored.
1092  * @param coll collator which variable top needs to be retrieved
1093  * @param status error code (not changed by function). If error code is set,
1094  *               the return value is undefined.
1095  * @return the variable top value of a Collator.
1096  * @see ucol_setVariableTop
1097  * @see ucol_restoreVariableTop
1098  * @stable ICU 2.0
1099  */
1100 U_STABLE uint32_t U_EXPORT2 ucol_getVariableTop(const UCollator *coll, UErrorCode *status);
1101 
1102 /**
1103  * Sets the variable top to a collation element value supplied. Variable top is
1104  * set to the upper 16 bits.
1105  * Lower 16 bits are ignored.
1106  * @param coll collator which variable top needs to be changed
1107  * @param varTop CE value, as returned by ucol_setVariableTop or ucol)getVariableTop
1108  * @param status error code (not changed by function)
1109  * @see ucol_getVariableTop
1110  * @see ucol_setVariableTop
1111  * @stable ICU 2.0
1112  */
1113 U_STABLE void U_EXPORT2
1114 ucol_restoreVariableTop(UCollator *coll, const uint32_t varTop, UErrorCode *status);
1115 
1116 /**
1117  * Thread safe cloning operation. The result is a clone of a given collator.
1118  * @param coll collator to be cloned
1119  * @param stackBuffer user allocated space for the new clone.
1120  * If NULL new memory will be allocated.
1121  *  If buffer is not large enough, new memory will be allocated.
1122  *  Clients can use the U_COL_SAFECLONE_BUFFERSIZE.
1123  *  This will probably be enough to avoid memory allocations.
1124  * @param pBufferSize pointer to size of allocated space.
1125  *  If *pBufferSize == 0, a sufficient size for use in cloning will
1126  *  be returned ('pre-flighting')
1127  *  If *pBufferSize is not enough for a stack-based safe clone,
1128  *  new memory will be allocated.
1129  * @param status to indicate whether the operation went on smoothly or there were errors
1130  *    An informational status value, U_SAFECLONE_ALLOCATED_ERROR, is used if any
1131  * allocations were necessary.
1132  * @return pointer to the new clone
1133  * @see ucol_open
1134  * @see ucol_openRules
1135  * @see ucol_close
1136  * @stable ICU 2.0
1137  */
1138 U_STABLE UCollator* U_EXPORT2
1139 ucol_safeClone(const UCollator *coll,
1140                void            *stackBuffer,
1141                int32_t         *pBufferSize,
1142                UErrorCode      *status);
1143 
1144 /** default memory size for the new clone. It needs to be this large for os/400 large pointers
1145  * @stable ICU 2.0
1146  */
1147 #define U_COL_SAFECLONE_BUFFERSIZE 512
1148 
1149 /**
1150  * Returns current rules. Delta defines whether full rules are returned or just the tailoring.
1151  * Returns number of UChars needed to store rules. If buffer is NULL or bufferLen is not enough
1152  * to store rules, will store up to available space.
1153  * @param coll collator to get the rules from
1154  * @param delta one of UCOL_TAILORING_ONLY, UCOL_FULL_RULES.
1155  * @param buffer buffer to store the result in. If NULL, you'll get no rules.
1156  * @param bufferLen lenght of buffer to store rules in. If less then needed you'll get only the part that fits in.
1157  * @return current rules
1158  * @stable ICU 2.0
1159  */
1160 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
1161 ucol_getRulesEx(const UCollator *coll, UColRuleOption delta, UChar *buffer, int32_t bufferLen);
1162 
1163 /**
1164  * gets the locale name of the collator. If the collator
1165  * is instantiated from the rules, then this function returns
1166  * NULL.
1167  * @param coll The UCollator for which the locale is needed
1168  * @param type You can choose between requested, valid and actual
1169  *             locale. For description see the definition of
1170  *             ULocDataLocaleType in uloc.h
1171  * @param status error code of the operation
1172  * @return real locale name from which the collation data comes.
1173  *         If the collator was instantiated from rules, returns
1174  *         NULL.
1175  * @deprecated ICU 2.8 Use ucol_getLocaleByType instead
1176  */
1177 U_DEPRECATED const char * U_EXPORT2
1178 ucol_getLocale(const UCollator *coll, ULocDataLocaleType type, UErrorCode *status);
1179 
1180 
1181 /**
1182  * gets the locale name of the collator. If the collator
1183  * is instantiated from the rules, then this function returns
1184  * NULL.
1185  * @param coll The UCollator for which the locale is needed
1186  * @param type You can choose between requested, valid and actual
1187  *             locale. For description see the definition of
1188  *             ULocDataLocaleType in uloc.h
1189  * @param status error code of the operation
1190  * @return real locale name from which the collation data comes.
1191  *         If the collator was instantiated from rules, returns
1192  *         NULL.
1193  * @stable ICU 2.8
1194  */
1195 U_STABLE const char * U_EXPORT2
1196 ucol_getLocaleByType(const UCollator *coll, ULocDataLocaleType type, UErrorCode *status);
1197 
1198 /**
1199  * Get an Unicode set that contains all the characters and sequences tailored in
1200  * this collator. The result must be disposed of by using uset_close.
1201  * @param coll        The UCollator for which we want to get tailored chars
1202  * @param status      error code of the operation
1203  * @return a pointer to newly created USet. Must be be disposed by using uset_close
1204  * @see ucol_openRules
1205  * @see uset_close
1206  * @stable ICU 2.4
1207  */
1208 U_STABLE USet * U_EXPORT2
1209 ucol_getTailoredSet(const UCollator *coll, UErrorCode *status);
1210 
1211 /**
1212  * Universal attribute getter that returns UCOL_DEFAULT if the value is default
1213  * @param coll collator which attributes are to be changed
1214  * @param attr attribute type
1215  * @return attribute value or UCOL_DEFAULT if the value is default
1216  * @param status to indicate whether the operation went on smoothly or there were errors
1217  * @see UColAttribute
1218  * @see UColAttributeValue
1219  * @see ucol_setAttribute
1220  * @internal ICU 3.0
1221  */
1222 U_INTERNAL UColAttributeValue  U_EXPORT2
1223 ucol_getAttributeOrDefault(const UCollator *coll, UColAttribute attr, UErrorCode *status);
1224 
1225 /** Check whether two collators are equal. Collators are considered equal if they
1226  *  will sort strings the same. This means that both the current attributes and the
1227  *  rules must be equivalent. Currently used for RuleBasedCollator::operator==.
1228  *  @param source first collator
1229  *  @param target second collator
1230  *  @return TRUE or FALSE
1231  *  @internal ICU 3.0
1232  */
1233 U_INTERNAL UBool U_EXPORT2
1234 ucol_equals(const UCollator *source, const UCollator *target);
1235 
1236 /** Calculates the set of unsafe code points, given a collator.
1237  *   A character is unsafe if you could append any character and cause the ordering to alter significantly.
1238  *   Collation sorts in normalized order, so anything that rearranges in normalization can cause this.
1239  *   Thus if you have a character like a_umlaut, and you add a lower_dot to it,
1240  *   then it normalizes to a_lower_dot + umlaut, and sorts differently.
1241  *  @param coll Collator
1242  *  @param unsafe a fill-in set to receive the unsafe points
1243  *  @param status for catching errors
1244  *  @return number of elements in the set
1245  *  @internal ICU 3.0
1246  */
1247 U_INTERNAL int32_t U_EXPORT2
1248 ucol_getUnsafeSet( const UCollator *coll,
1249                   USet *unsafe,
1250                   UErrorCode *status);
1251 
1252 /** Reset UCA's static pointers. You don't want to use this, unless your static memory can go away.
1253  * @internal ICU 3.2.1
1254  */
1255 U_INTERNAL void U_EXPORT2
1256 ucol_forgetUCA(void);
1257 
1258 /** Touches all resources needed for instantiating a collator from a short string definition,
1259  *  thus filling up the cache.
1260  * @param definition A short string containing a locale and a set of attributes.
1261  *                   Attributes not explicitly mentioned are left at the default
1262  *                   state for a locale.
1263  * @param parseError if not NULL, structure that will get filled with error's pre
1264  *                   and post context in case of error.
1265  * @param forceDefaults if FALSE, the settings that are the same as the collator
1266  *                   default settings will not be applied (for example, setting
1267  *                   French secondary on a French collator would not be executed).
1268  *                   If TRUE, all the settings will be applied regardless of the
1269  *                   collator default value. If the definition
1270  *                   strings are to be cached, should be set to FALSE.
1271  * @param status     Error code. Apart from regular error conditions connected to
1272  *                   instantiating collators (like out of memory or similar), this
1273  *                   API will return an error if an invalid attribute or attribute/value
1274  *                   combination is specified.
1275  * @see ucol_openFromShortString
1276  * @internal ICU 3.2.1
1277  */
1278 U_INTERNAL void U_EXPORT2
1279 ucol_prepareShortStringOpen( const char *definition,
1280                           UBool forceDefaults,
1281                           UParseError *parseError,
1282                           UErrorCode *status);
1283 
1284 /** Creates a binary image of a collator. This binary image can be stored and
1285  *  later used to instantiate a collator using ucol_openBinary.
1286  *  This API supports preflighting.
1287  *  @param coll Collator
1288  *  @param buffer a fill-in buffer to receive the binary image
1289  *  @param capacity capacity of the destination buffer
1290  *  @param status for catching errors
1291  *  @return size of the image
1292  *  @see ucol_openBinary
1293  *  @stable ICU 3.2
1294  */
1295 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
1296 ucol_cloneBinary(const UCollator *coll,
1297                  uint8_t *buffer, int32_t capacity,
1298                  UErrorCode *status);
1299 
1300 /** Opens a collator from a collator binary image created using
1301  *  ucol_cloneBinary. Binary image used in instantiation of the
1302  *  collator remains owned by the user and should stay around for
1303  *  the lifetime of the collator. The API also takes a base collator
1304  *  which usualy should be UCA.
1305  *  @param bin binary image owned by the user and required through the
1306  *             lifetime of the collator
1307  *  @param length size of the image. If negative, the API will try to
1308  *                figure out the length of the image
1309  *  @param base fallback collator, usually UCA. Base is required to be
1310  *              present through the lifetime of the collator. Currently
1311  *              it cannot be NULL.
1312  *  @param status for catching errors
1313  *  @return newly created collator
1314  *  @see ucol_cloneBinary
1315  *  @stable ICU 3.2
1316  */
1317 U_STABLE UCollator* U_EXPORT2
1318 ucol_openBinary(const uint8_t *bin, int32_t length,
1319                 const UCollator *base,
1320                 UErrorCode *status);
1321 
1322 
1323 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_COLLATION */
1324 
1325 #endif
1326