Internationalization Functions
The following table shows the Intenationalization functions with a description of the purpose of each.
| Programming element | Description |
|---|---|
| CompareString | This function compares two character strings, using the locale specified by the given identifier as the basis for the comparison. |
| ConvertDefaultLocale | This function converts a special default locale value to an actual locale identifier. |
| CreateIFEDictionaryInstance | This function creates an instance of the IFEDictionary class. |
| CreateIImeIPointInstance | This function creates an instance of the IImeIPoint2 class. |
| EnumCalendarInfo | This function enumerates the calendar information by calling an application-defined callback function. |
| EnumCalendarInfoProc | This function is an application-defined callback function. |
| EnumCodePagesProc | This application-defined callback function is used with the EnumSystemCodePages function. |
| EnumDateFormats | This function enumerates the long or short date formats that are available for a specified locale, including date formats for any alternate calendars. |
| EnumDateFormatsProc | This function is an application-defined callback function. It is called because of a call to the EnumDateFormats function, and receives a pointer to a string buffer that contains a date format string. |
| EnumLocalesProc | This function is an application-defined callback function. It is called because of a call to the EnumSystemLocales function, and receives a pointer to a string buffer that contains a locale identifier. |
| EnumRegisterWordProc | This function is an application-defined callback function used with the ImmEnumRegisterWord function. It is used to process data of register strings. |
| EnumSystemCodePages | This function enumerates the code pages that are either installed on or supported by a system. |
| EnumSystemLocales | This function enumerates the locales that are either installed on or supported by a system. |
| EnumTimeFormats | This function enumerates the time formats that are available for a specified locale. |
| EnumTimeFormatsProc | This function is an application-defined callback function. |
| EnumUILanguages | This function enumerates the UI languages that are available on the system. |
| EnumUILanguagesProc | This function is an application-defined callback function. It is called as a result of a call to the EnumUILanguages function, and receives a pointer to a string buffer containing a UI language identifier. |
| FoldString | This function maps one string to another, performing a specified transformation option. |
| GetACP | This function retrieves the current ANSI code-page identifier for the system. |
| GetCPInfo | This function retrieves information about any valid installed or available code page. |
| GetCurrencyFormat | This function formats a number string as a currency string for a specified locale. |
| GetDateFormat | This function formats a date as a date string for a specified locale. |
| GetLocaleInfo | This function retrieves information about a locale. |
| GetNumberFormat | This function formats a number string as a number string customized for a specified locale. |
| GetOEMCP | This function retrieves the current original equipment manufacturer (OEM) code-page identifier for the system. |
| GetStringType | This function returns character-type information for the characters in the specified source string. |
| GetStringTypeEx | This function returns character-type information for the characters in the specified source string. |
| GetSystemDefaultLangID | This function retrieves the system default language identifier. |
| GetSystemDefaultLCID | This function retrieves the system default locale identifier. |
| GetSystemDefaultUILanguage | This function retrieves the LANGID for the original install language of the system. |
| GetTimeFormat | This function formats a time as a time string for a specified locale. |
| GetUserDefaultLangID | This function retrieves the user-default language identifier. |
| GetUserDefaultLCID | This function retrieves the user-default locale identifier. |
| GetUserDefaultUILanguage | This function retrieves the language identifier (LANGID) for the current user's UI language selection. |
| HwxALCPriority | This function is called by an application to specify which alphabet code (ALC) values the handwriting recognition engine returns first. |
| HwxALCValid | This function defines the set of characters that the character recognition engine can return when it converts ink, which is user-drawn input, to a text string. |
| HwxConfig | This function initializes the handwriting recognition dynamic-link library (DLL). |
| HwxCreate | This function creates a handwriting recognition context (HRC) object. |
| HwxDestroy | This function destroys a handwriting recognition context (HRC) object. |
| HwxEndInput | This function notifies the handwriting recognition engine that no more ink should be added to the handwriting recognition context (HRC) object. |
| HwxGetResults | This function retrieves the handwriting recognition engine results from the specified handwriting recognition context (HRC). |
| HwxInput | This function adds stroke information to the handwriting recognition context (HRC). |
| HwxProcess | This function signals the recognizer to analyze the information in the specified handwriting recognition context (HRC) object. |
| HwxResultsAvailable | This function returns the number of characters that have been processed by the handwriting recognition engine and are available for HwxGetResults to retrieve. |
| HwxSetAbort | This function sets an address that the handwriting recognition engine checks to determine if more user input, or ink, is available. |
| HwxSetContext | This function specifies to the handwriting recognition context (HRC) which character the user previously entered. |
| HwxSetGuide | This function points to a structure that specifies the size and position on a screen of input boxes, which collect characters drawn by a user. |
| HwxSetPartial | This function enables partial recognition for the handwriting recognition engine. |
| ImeGetUIClassName | This function is called by the Chinese Pocket Input Method Editor (IME) to load the user interface (UI) module. |
| ImmAssociateContext | This function associates the specified input context with the specified window. |
| ImmAssociateContextEx | This function changes the association between the input method context and the specified window or its children. |
| ImmConfigureIME | This function displays the configuration dialog box for the IME. |
| ImmCreateContext | This function creates a new input context, allocating memory for the context and initializing it. |
| ImmCreateIMCC | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to create a new input method context (IMC) component that is a member of an IMC. |
| ImmDestroyContext | This function releases the input context and frees any memory associated with it. |
| ImmDestroyIMCC | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to destroy an input method context (IMC) component that is a member of an IMC. |
| ImmDisableIME | This function disables the input method editor (IME) for the current thread. |
| ImmEnumRegisterWord | This function enumerates the register strings having the specified reading string, style, and register string. |
| ImmEscape | This function carries out IME-specific subfunctions and is used mainly for locale-specific functions. |
| ImmGenerateMessage | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to generate messages that are sent to the window associated with the input method context (IMC). |
| ImmGetCandidateList | This function retrieves a specified candidate list, copying the list to the specified buffer. |
| ImmGetCandidateListCount | This function retrieves the size, in bytes, of the candidate lists. |
| ImmGetCandidateWindow | This function gets information about the candidate list window. |
| ImmGetCompositionFont | This function retrieves information about the logical font currently used to display characters in the composition window. |
| ImmGetCompositionString | This function retrieves information about the composition string. |
| ImmGetCompositionWindow | This function gets information about the composition window. |
| ImmGetContext | This function retrieves the input context associated with the specified window. |
| ImmGetConversionList | This function retrieves the list of characters or words from one character or word. |
| ImmGetConversionStatus | This function gets the current conversion status. |
| ImmGetConversionStatusForeground | This function retrieves the current IME conversion and sentences modes for the foreground thread. |
| ImmGetDefaultIMEWnd | This function gets the default window handle to the IME class. |
| ImmGetDescription | This function copies the description of the IME to the specified buffer. |
| ImmGetGuideLine | This function gets information about errors. Applications use the information to notify users. |
| ImmGetHotKey | This function retrieves the value of the input method editor (IME) hot key. |
| ImmGetIMCCLockCount | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to get the lock count of the input method context (IMC) component. |
| ImmGetIMCCSize | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to get the size of the input method context (IMC) component. |
| ImmGetIMCLockCount | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to get the lock count of the input method context (IMC). |
| ImmGetIMEFileName | This function gets the file name of the IME associated with the specified keyboard layout. |
| ImmGetImeMenuItems | This function retrieves the menu items that are registered in the IME menu. |
| ImmGetOpenStatus | This function checks whether the IME is open or closed. |
| ImmGetProperty | This function gets the property and capabilities of the IME associated with the specified keyboard layout. |
| ImmGetRegisterWordStyle | This function gets a list of the styles support by the IME associated with the specified keyboard layout. |
| ImmGetStatusWindowPos | This function gets the position of the status window. |
| ImmGetVirtualKey | This function recovers the original virtual-key value associated with a key input message that has already been processed by the IME. |
| ImmIsIME | This function checks whether the specified handle identifies an IME. |
| ImmIsUIMessage | This function checks for messages intended for the IME window and sends those messages to the specified window. |
| ImmLockIMC | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to access the INPUTCONTEXT structure for an input method context (IMC) by returning a pointer to the structure. |
| ImmLockIMCC | This function enables an input method editor (IME) to get a pointer to an input method context (IMC) component that can be a member of the IMC. |
| ImmNotifyIME | This function notifies the IME about changes to the status of the input context. |
| ImmRegisterWord | This function registers a string into the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified keyboard layout. |
| ImmReleaseContext | This function releases the input context and unlocks the memory associated in the context. |
| ImmReSizeIMCC | This function changes the size of an input method context (IMC) component. |
| ImmSetCandidateWindow | This function sets information about the candidate list window. |
| ImmSetCompositionFont | This function sets the logical font to be used to display characters in the composition window. |
| ImmSetCompositionString | This function sets the characters, attributes, and clauses of the composition and reading strings. |
| ImmSetCompositionWindow | This function sets the position of the composition window. |
| ImmSetConversionStatus | This function sets the current conversion status. |
| ImmSetHotKey | This function is called by the IME control panel application to set the value of the input method editor (IME) hot key. |
| ImmSetOpenStatus | This function opens or closes the IME. |
| ImmSetStatusWindowPos | This function sets the position of the status window. |
| ImmSimulateHotKey | This function simulates the specified IME hot key, causing the same response as if the user had pressed the hot key in the specified window. |
| ImmSIPanelState | This function performs operations relating to the input panel. It gets or sets state information, and communicates the caller's input attributes to the system. |
| ImmUnlockIMC | This function reduces the lock count for the input method context (IMC). |
| ImmUnlockIMCC | This function reduces the lock count for the input method context (IMC) component. |
| ImmUnregisterWord | This function removes a register string from the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified keyboard layout. |
| IsValidCodePage | This function determines whether a specified code page is valid. |
| IsValidLocale | This function applies a validity test to a locale identifier. |
| LCMapString | This function maps one character string to another, performing a specified locale-dependent transformation. |
| SetLocaleInfo | This function sets an item of locale information |
| SetUserDefaultLCID | This function sets the locale identifier (LCID) for the current user's locale selection. |
| SetUserDefaultUILanguage | This function sets the LANGID for the current user's UI language selection. |
Last updated on Friday, April 09, 2004
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