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Internationalization for Windows Applications

Overview of the Internationalization for Windows Applications technology.

To develop Internationalization for Windows Applications, you need these headers:

For programming guidance for this technology, see:

Enumerations

 
CORRECTIVE_ACTION

Identifies the type of corrective action to be taken for a spelling error.
IMEUCT

Type of user comment in a IMEWRD structure.
NORM_FORM

Specifies the supported normalization forms.
SCRIPT_JUSTIFY

Defines glyph characteristic information that an application needs to implement justification.
SYSGEOCLASS

Specifies the geographical location class.
SYSGEOTYPE

Defines the type of geographical location information requested in the GetGeoInfo or GetGeoInfoEx function.
SYSNLS_FUNCTION

Specifies NLS function capabilities.
WORDLIST_TYPE

Identifies one of the types of word lists used by spell checkers.

Functions

 
Add

Treats the provided word as though it were part of the original dictionary.
add_SpellCheckerChanged

Adds an event handler (ISpellCheckerChangedEventHandler) for the SpellCheckerChanged event.
AutoCorrect

Causes occurrences of one word to be replaced by another.
Check

Checks the spelling of the supplied text and returns a collection of spelling errors. (ISpellCheckProvider.Check)
Check

Checks the spelling of the supplied text and returns a collection of spelling errors. (ISpellChecker.Check)
Close

Closes a dictionary file.
Close

Terminates the IFELanguage object.
CompareString

The CompareString function (winnls.h) compares two character strings for a locale specified by an identifier.
CompareStringA

Compares two character strings, for a locale specified by identifier.Caution  Using CompareString incorrectly can compromise the security of your application. (CompareStringA)
CompareStringEx

Compares two Unicode (wide character) strings, for a locale specified by name.Caution  Using CompareStringEx incorrectly can compromise the security of your application.
CompareStringOrdinal

Compares two Unicode strings to test binary equivalence.
CompareStringW

The CompareStringW (Unicode) function (stringapiset.h) compares two character strings, for a locale specified by identifier.
ComprehensiveCheck

Spell-check the provider text in a more thorough manner than ISpellCheckProvider::Check.
ComprehensiveCheck

Checks the spelling of the supplied text in a more thorough manner than ISpellChecker::Check, and returns a collection of spelling errors.
ConvertDefaultLocale

Converts a default locale value to an actual locale identifier.
Create

Creates a new dictionary file.
CreateIFECommonInstance

Returns a pointer to an IFECommon interface.
CreateIFEDictionaryInstance

Returns a pointer to an IFEDictionary interface.
CreateIFELanguageInstance

Returns a pointer to an IFELanguage interface.
CreateSpellChecker

Creates a spell checker that supports the specified language.
CreateSpellCheckProvider

Creates a spell checker (implemented by a spell check provider) that supports the specified language.
CreateUI

Called from IImePad to get the applet's window handle, style, and size.
DeleteDictionary

Deletes a dictionary from the IME's plug-in dictionary list.
DisplayProperty

This method is obsolete starting with Windows 8, and is no longer supported.
EnumCalendarInfoA

Enumerates calendar information for a specified locale.Note  To receive a calendar identifier in addition to calendar information, the application should use the EnumCalendarInfoEx function. (ANSI)
EnumCalendarInfoExA

Enumerates calendar information for a locale specified by identifier.Note  Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumCalendarInfoExEx in preference to this function. (ANSI)
EnumCalendarInfoExEx

Enumerates calendar information for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to EnumCalendarInfo or EnumCalendarInfoEx if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can enumerate data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
EnumCalendarInfoExW

Enumerates calendar information for a locale specified by identifier.Note  Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumCalendarInfoExEx in preference to this function. (Unicode)
EnumCalendarInfoW

Enumerates calendar information for a specified locale.Note  To receive a calendar identifier in addition to calendar information, the application should use the EnumCalendarInfoEx function. (Unicode)
EnumDateFormatsA

Enumerates the long date, short date, or year/month formats that are available for a specified locale. (ANSI)
EnumDateFormatsExA

Enumerates the long date, short date, or year/month formats that are available for a specified locale.Note  Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumDateFormatsExEx in preference to this function. (ANSI)
EnumDateFormatsExEx

Enumerates the long date, short date, or year/month formats that are available for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to EnumDateFormats or EnumDateFormatsEx if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can enumerate data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
EnumDateFormatsExW

Enumerates the long date, short date, or year/month formats that are available for a specified locale.Note  Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumDateFormatsExEx in preference to this function. (Unicode)
EnumDateFormatsW

Enumerates the long date, short date, or year/month formats that are available for a specified locale. (Unicode)
EnumLanguageGroupLocalesA

Enumerates the locales in a specified language group. (ANSI)
EnumLanguageGroupLocalesW

Enumerates the locales in a specified language group. (Unicode)
EnumSystemCodePagesA

Enumerates the code pages that are either installed on or supported by an operating system. (ANSI)
EnumSystemCodePagesW

Enumerates the code pages that are either installed on or supported by an operating system. (Unicode)
EnumSystemGeoID

Enumerates the geographical location identifiers (type GEOID) that are available on the operating system.
EnumSystemGeoNames

Enumerates the two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3166-1 codes or numeric United Nations (UN) Series M, Number 49 (M.49) codes for geographical locations that are available on the operating system.
EnumSystemLanguageGroupsA

Enumerates the language groups that are either installed on or supported by an operating system. (ANSI)
EnumSystemLanguageGroupsW

Enumerates the language groups that are either installed on or supported by an operating system. (Unicode)
EnumSystemLocalesA

Enumerates the locales that are either installed on or supported by an operating system.Note  For interoperability reasons, the application should prefer the EnumSystemLocalesEx function to EnumSystemLocales because Microsoft is migrating toward the use of locale names instead of locale identifiers for new locales. Any application that will be run only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumSystemLocalesEx. (ANSI)
EnumSystemLocalesEx

Enumerates the locales that are either installed on or supported by an operating system.Note  The application should call this function in preference to EnumSystemLocales if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later.
EnumSystemLocalesW

Enumerates the locales that are either installed on or supported by an operating system.Note  For interoperability reasons, the application should prefer the EnumSystemLocalesEx function to EnumSystemLocales because Microsoft is migrating toward the use of locale names instead of locale identifiers for new locales. Any application that will be run only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumSystemLocalesEx. (Unicode)
EnumTimeFormatsA

Enumerates the time formats that are available for a locale specified by identifier.Note  For interoperability reasons, the application should prefer the EnumTimeFormatsEx function to EnumTimeFormats because Microsoft is migrating toward the use of locale names instead of locale identifiers for new locales. Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumTimeFormatsEx. (ANSI)
EnumTimeFormatsEx

Enumerates the time formats that are available for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to EnumTimeFormats if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can enumerate data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
EnumTimeFormatsW

Enumerates the time formats that are available for a locale specified by identifier.Note  For interoperability reasons, the application should prefer the EnumTimeFormatsEx function to EnumTimeFormats because Microsoft is migrating toward the use of locale names instead of locale identifiers for new locales. Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use EnumTimeFormatsEx. (Unicode)
EnumUILanguagesA

Enumerates the user interface languages that are available on the operating system and calls the callback function with every language in the list. (ANSI)
EnumUILanguagesW

Enumerates the user interface languages that are available on the operating system and calls the callback function with every language in the list. (Unicode)
ExistWord

Determines if the specified word exists in IFEDictionary.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_CULTURE

Gets the locale name associated with the language name offset information in the dwLanguageNameOffset member of a FILEMUIINFO structure.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_MAIN_TYPEID

Gets the main module types array element associated with the type identifier size and offset in a FILEMUIINFO structure. The information is provided in the dwTypeIDMainSize and dwTypeIDMainOffset members of the structure.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_MAIN_TYPEIDS

Gets the main module types array associated with the type identifier offset information in the dwTypeIDMainOffset member of a FILEMUIINFO structure.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_MAIN_TYPENAMES

Gets the main module names multistring array associated with the type name offset information in the dwTypeNameMainOffset member of a FILEMUIINFO structure.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_MUI_TYPEID

Gets the MUI module types array element associated with the type identifier size and offset information in a FILEMUIINFO structure. The information is provided in the dwTypeIDMUISize and dwTypeIDMUIOffset members of the structure.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_MUI_TYPEIDS

Gets the MUI module types array associated with the type identifier offset information in the dwTypeIDMUIOffset member of a FILEMUIINFO structure.
FILEMUIINFO_GET_MUI_TYPENAMES

Gets the MUI module names multistring array associated with the type name offset information in the dwTypeNameMUIOffset member of a FILEMUIINFO structure.
FindNLSString

Locates a Unicode string (wide characters) or its equivalent in another Unicode string for a locale specified by identifier.Caution  Because strings with very different binary representations can compare as identical, this function can raise certain security concerns. For more information, see the discussion of comparison functions in Security Considerations:_International Features. Note  For interoperability reasons, the application should prefer the FindNLSStringEx function because Microsoft is migrating toward the use of locale names instead of locale identifiers for new locales. Although FindNLSString supports custom locales, most applications should use FindNLSStringEx for this type of support.
FindNLSStringEx

Locates a Unicode string (wide characters) or its equivalent in another Unicode string for a locale specified by name.Caution  Because strings with very different binary representations can compare as identical, this function can raise certain security concerns. For more information, see the discussion of comparison functions in Security Considerations:_International Features.
FindStringOrdinal

Locates a Unicode string (wide characters) in another Unicode string for a non-linguistic comparison.
FoldStringA

Maps one Unicode string to another, performing the specified transformation. (FoldStringA)
FoldStringW

Maps one Unicode string to another, performing the specified transformation. (FoldStringW)
FreeMUILibrary

Releases the handle to a resource module loaded by LoadMUILibrary.
GEO_ENUMNAMEPROC

An application-defined callback function that processes enumerated geographical location information provided by the EnumSystemGeoNames function.
get_CorrectiveAction

Indicates which corrective action should be taken for the spelling error.
get_Description

Get the description of the spell checker option.
get_Heading

Gets the heading for the spell checker option.
get_Id

Gets the identifier for this spell checker engine.
get_Id

Gets the identifier of the spell checker option.
get_Id

Gets the identifier for this spell checker.
get_Labels

Gets the label enumerator for the spell checker option.
get_LanguageTag

Gets the BCP47 language tag this instance of the spell checker supports. (ISpellCheckProvider.get_LanguageTag)
get_LanguageTag

Gets the BCP47 language tag this instance of the spell checker supports. (ISpellChecker.get_LanguageTag)
get_Length

Gets the length of the erroneous text.
get_LocalizedName

Gets text, suitable to display to the user, that describes this spell checker. (ISpellCheckProvider.get_LocalizedName)
get_LocalizedName

Gets text, suitable to display to the user, that describes this spell checker. (ISpellChecker.get_LocalizedName)
get_OptionIds

Gets all of the declared option identifiers recognized by the spell checker.
get_OptionIds

Gets all of the declared option identifiers.
get_Replacement

Gets the text to use as replacement text when the corrective action is replace.
get_StartIndex

Gets the position in the checked text where the error begins.
get_SupportedLanguages

Gets the set of languages/dialects supported by the spell checker.
get_SupportedLanguages

Gets the set of languages/dialects supported by any of the registered spell checkers.
GetACP

Retrieves the current Windows ANSI code page identifier for the operating system.Caution  The ANSI API functions, for example, the ANSI version of TextOut, implicitly use GetACP to translate text to or from Unicode.
GetAppletIIDList

Called from the IImePad interface to enumerate the IImePadApplet interfaces that are implemented.
GetCalendarInfoA

Retrieves information about a calendar for a locale specified by identifier. (ANSI)
GetCalendarInfoEx

Retrieves information about a calendar for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to GetCalendarInfo if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can retrieve data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
GetCalendarInfoW

Retrieves information about a calendar for a locale specified by identifier. (Unicode)
GetConversion

Converts the input string (which usually contains the Hiragana character) to converted strings.
GetConversionModeCaps

Gets the conversion mode capability of the IFELanguage object.
GetCPInfo

Retrieves information about any valid installed or available code page. (GetCPInfo)
GetCPInfoExA

Retrieves information about any valid installed or available code page. (GetCPInfoExA)
GetCPInfoExW

Retrieves information about any valid installed or available code page. (GetCPInfoExW)
GetCurrencyFormatA

Formats a number string as a currency string for a locale specified by identifier. (ANSI)
GetCurrencyFormatEx

Formats a number string as a currency string for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to GetCurrencyFormat if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can format data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
GetCurrencyFormatW

Formats a number string as a currency string for a locale specified by identifier. (Unicode)
GetDateFormatA

Formats a date as a date string for a locale specified by the locale identifier. (ANSI)
GetDateFormatEx

Formats a date as a date string for a locale specified by name.
GetDateFormatW

Formats a date as a date string for a locale specified by the locale identifier. (Unicode)
GetDictionariesInUse

Obtains the list of Dictionary IDs (GUID) of the IME plug-in dictionaries which are in use by IME, with their creation dates and encryption flags.
GetDurationFormat

Formats a duration of time as a time string for a locale specified by identifier.
GetDurationFormatEx

Formats a duration of time as a time string for a locale specified by name.
GetFileMUIInfo

Retrieves resource-related information about a file.
GetFileMUIPath

Retrieves the path to all language-specific resource files associated with the supplied LN file. The application must call this function repeatedly to get the path for each resource file.
GetGeoInfoA

Retrieves information about a specified geographical location. (ANSI)
GetGeoInfoEx

Retrieves information about a geographic location that you specify by using a two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3166-1 code or numeric United Nations (UN) Series M, Number 49 (M.49) code.
GetGeoInfoW

Retrieves information about a specified geographical location. (Unicode)
GetHeader

Gets a dictionary header from a dictionary file without opening the dictionary.
GetJMorphResult

Gets morphological analysis results.
GetLocaleInfoA

Retrieves information about a locale specified by identifier. (ANSI)
GetLocaleInfoEx

Retrieves information about a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to GetLocaleInfo if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can retrieve data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
GetLocaleInfoW

Retrieves information about a locale specified by identifier. (Unicode)
GetNLSVersion

Retrieves information about the current version of a specified NLS capability for a locale specified by identifier.Note  For interoperability reasons, the application should prefer the GetNLSVersionEx function to GetNLSVersion because Microsoft is migrating toward the use of locale names instead of locale identifiers for new locales. This recommendation applies especially to custom locales, for which GetNLSVersionEx retrieves enough information to determine if sort behavior has changed. Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use GetNLSVersionEx or at least pass the NLSVERSIONINFOEX structure when calling GetNLSVersion to obtain additional sorting versioning data.
GetNLSVersionEx

Retrieves information about the current version of a specified NLS capability for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to GetNLSVersion if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later.
GetNumberFormatA

Formats a number string as a number string customized for a locale specified by identifier. (ANSI)
GetNumberFormatEx

Formats a number string as a number string customized for a locale specified by name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to GetNumberFormat if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later. Note  This function can format data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale. If your application must persist or transmit data, see Using Persistent Locale Data.
GetNumberFormatW

Formats a number string as a number string customized for a locale specified by identifier. (Unicode)
GetOEMCP

Returns the current original equipment manufacturer (OEM) code page identifier for the operating system.
GetOptionDescription

Retrieves the information (id, description, heading and labels) of a specific option. (ISpellCheckProvider.GetOptionDescription)
GetOptionDescription

Retrieves the information (id, description, heading and labels) of a specific option. (ISpellChecker.GetOptionDescription)
GetOptionValue

Retrieves the value associated with the given option. (ISpellCheckProvider.GetOptionValue)
GetOptionValue

Retrieves the value associated with the given option. (ISpellChecker.GetOptionValue)
GetPosTable

Obtains the public POS (Part of Speech) table.
GetProcessPreferredUILanguages

Retrieves the process preferred UI languages. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
GetStringScripts

Provides a list of scripts used in the specified Unicode string.
GetStringTypeA

Deprecated. (GetStringTypeA)
GetStringTypeExW

Retrieves character type information for the characters in the specified source string.
GetStringTypeW

Retrieves character type information for the characters in the specified Unicode source string.
GetSystemDefaultLangID

Returns the language identifier for the system locale.
GetSystemDefaultLCID

Returns the locale identifier for the system locale.Note  Any application that runs only on Windows Vista and later should use GetSystemDefaultLocaleName in preference to this function.
GetSystemDefaultLocaleName

Retrieves the system default locale name.Note  It is recommended that applications call GetUserDefaultLocaleName in preference over this function.
GetSystemDefaultUILanguage

Retrieves the language identifier for the system default UI language of the operating system, also known as the "install language" on Windows Vista and later. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
GetSystemPreferredUILanguages

Retrieves the system preferred UI languages. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
GetTextCharset

Retrieves a character set identifier for the font that is currently selected into a specified device context.
GetTextCharsetInfo

Retrieves information about the character set of the font that is currently selected into a specified device context.
GetThreadLocale

Returns the locale identifier of the current locale for the calling thread.Note  This function can retrieve data that changes between releases, for example, due to a custom locale.
GetThreadPreferredUILanguages

Retrieves the thread preferred UI languages for the current thread. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
GetThreadUILanguage

Returns the language identifier of the first user interface language for the current thread.
GetTimeFormatA

Formats time as a time string for a locale specified by identifier. The function formats either a specified time or the local system time. (ANSI)
GetTimeFormatEx

Formats time as a time string for a locale specified by name.
GetTimeFormatW

Formats time as a time string for a locale specified by identifier. The function formats either a specified time or the local system time. (Unicode)
GetUILanguageFallbackList

Gets a fallback list of UI languages represented as language names.
GetUILanguageInfo

Retrieves a variety of information about an installed UI language
GetUserDefaultGeoName

Retrieves the two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3166-1 code or numeric United Nations (UN) Series M, Number 49 (M.49) code for the default geographical location of the user.
GetUserDefaultLangID

Returns the language identifier of the Region Format setting for the current user.
GetUserDefaultLCID

Returns the locale identifier for the user default locale.Caution  If the user default locale is a custom locale, an application cannot accurately tag data with the value or exchange it.
GetUserDefaultLocaleName

Retrieves the user default locale name.Note  The application should call this function in preference to GetUserDefaultLCID if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later.
GetUserDefaultUILanguage

Returns the language identifier for the user UI language for the current user.
GetUserGeoID

Retrieves information about the geographical location of the user. For more information, see Table of Geographical Locations.
GetUserPreferredUILanguages

Retrieves information about the user preferred UI languages. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
GetWords

Gets word entries from a dictionary.
IdnToAscii

Converts an internationalized domain name (IDN) or another internationalized label to a Unicode (wide character) representation of the ASCII string that represents the name in the Punycode transfer encoding syntax.
IdnToNameprepUnicode

Converts an internationalized domain name (IDN) or another internationalized label to the NamePrep form specified by Network Working Group RFC 3491, but does not perform the additional conversion to Punycode.
IdnToUnicode

Converts the Punycode form of an internationalized domain name (IDN) or another internationalized label to the normal Unicode UTF-16 encoding syntax.
Ignore

Ignores the provided word for the rest of this session.
IMCENUMPROC

IMCENUMPROC (imm.h) is an application-defined callback function that processes input contexts provided by the ImmEnumInputContext function.
IMCENUMPROC

IMCENUMPROC (immdev.h) is an application-defined callback function that processes input contexts provided by the ImmEnumInputContext function.
ImmAssociateContext

The ImmAssociateContext function (imm.h) associates the specified input context with the specified window.
ImmAssociateContext

The ImmAssociateContext function (immdev.h) associates the specified input context with the specified window.
ImmAssociateContextEx

The ImmAssociateContextEx function (imm.h) changes the association between the input method context and the specified window or its children.
ImmAssociateContextEx

The ImmAssociateContextEx function (immdev.h) changes the association between the input method context and the specified window or its children.
ImmConfigureIMEA

The ImmConfigureIMEA (ANSI) function (imm.h) displays the configuration dialog box for the IME of the specified input locale identifier.
ImmConfigureIMEA

The ImmConfigureIMEA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) displays the configuration dialog box for the IME of the specified input locale identifier.
ImmConfigureIMEW

The ImmConfigureIMEW (Unicode) function (imm.h) displays the configuration dialog box for the IME of the specified input locale identifier.
ImmConfigureIMEW

The ImmConfigureIMEW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) displays the configuration dialog box for the IME of the specified input locale identifier.
ImmCreateContext

The ImmCreateContext function (imm.h) creates a new input context, allocating memory for the context and initializing it.
ImmCreateContext

The ImmCreateContext function (immdev.h) creates a new input context, allocating memory for the context and initializing it.
ImmDestroyContext

The ImmDestroyContext function (imm.h) releases the input context and frees associated memory.
ImmDestroyContext

The ImmDestroyContext function (immdev.h) releases the input context and frees associated memory.
ImmDisableIME

The ImmDisableIME function (imm.h) disables the IME for a thread or for all threads in a process.
ImmDisableIME

The ImmDisableIME function (immdev.h) disables the IME for a thread or for all threads in a process.
ImmDisableLegacyIME

The ImmDisableLegacyIME function (imm.h) indicates that this thread is a Windows Store app UI thread.
ImmDisableLegacyIME

The ImmDisableLegacyIME function (immdev.h) indicates that this thread is a Windows Store app UI thread.
ImmDisableTextFrameService

The ImmDisableTextFrameService function (imm.h) is no longer available for use as of Windows Vista.
ImmDisableTextFrameService

The ImmDisableTextFrameService function (immdev.h) is no longer available for use as of Windows Vista.
ImmEnumInputContext

The ImmEnumInputContext function (imm.h) retrieves the input context for the specified thread.
ImmEnumInputContext

The ImmEnumInputContext function (immdev.h) retrieves the input context for the specified thread.
ImmEnumRegisterWordA

The ImmEnumRegisterWordA (ANSI) function (imm.h) enumerates the register strings having the specified reading string, style, and register string.
ImmEnumRegisterWordA

The ImmEnumRegisterWordA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) enumerates the register strings having the specified reading string, style, and register string.
ImmEnumRegisterWordW

The ImmEnumRegisterWordW (Unicode) function (imm.h) enumerates the register strings having the specified reading string, style, and register string.
ImmEnumRegisterWordW

The ImmEnumRegisterWordW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) enumerates the register strings having the specified reading string, style, and register string.
ImmEscapeA

The ImmEscapeA (ANSI) function (imm.h) accesses capabilities of particular IMEs that are not available through other IME API functions.
ImmEscapeA

The ImmEscapeA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) accesses capabilities of particular IMEs that are not available through other IME API functions.
ImmEscapeW

The ImmEscapeW (Unicode) function (imm.h) accesses capabilities of particular IMEs that are not available through other IME API functions.
ImmEscapeW

The ImmEscapeW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) accesses capabilities of particular IMEs that are not available through other IME API functions.
ImmGetCandidateListA

The ImmGetCandidateListA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves a candidate list.
ImmGetCandidateListA

The ImmGetCandidateListA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves a candidate list.
ImmGetCandidateListCountA

The ImmGetCandidateListCountA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves the size of the candidate lists.
ImmGetCandidateListCountA

The ImmGetCandidateListCountA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves the size of the candidate lists.
ImmGetCandidateListCountW

The ImmGetCandidateListCountW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves the size of the candidate lists.
ImmGetCandidateListCountW

The ImmGetCandidateListCountW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves the size of the candidate lists.
ImmGetCandidateListW

The ImmGetCandidateListW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves a candidate list.
ImmGetCandidateListW

The ImmGetCandidateListW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves a candidate list.
ImmGetCandidateWindow

The ImmGetCandidateWindow function (imm.h) retrieves information about the candidates window.
ImmGetCandidateWindow

The ImmGetCandidateWindow function (immdev.h) retrieves information about the candidates window.
ImmGetCompositionFontA

The ImmGetCompositionFontA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves information about the logical font used to display characters in the composition window.
ImmGetCompositionFontA

The ImmGetCompositionFontA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves information about the logical font currently used to display characters in the composition window.
ImmGetCompositionFontW

The ImmGetCompositionFontW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves information about the logical font used to display characters in the composition window.
ImmGetCompositionFontW

The ImmGetCompositionFontW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves information about the logical font currently used to display characters in the composition window.
ImmGetCompositionStringA

The ImmGetCompositionStringA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves information about the composition string.
ImmGetCompositionStringA

The ImmGetCompositionStringA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves information about the composition string.
ImmGetCompositionStringW

The ImmGetCompositionStringW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves information about the composition string.
ImmGetCompositionStringW

The ImmGetCompositionStringW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves information about the composition string.
ImmGetCompositionWindow

The ImmGetCompositionWindow function (imm.h) retrieves information about the composition window.
ImmGetCompositionWindow

The ImmGetCompositionWindow function (immdev.h) retrieves information about the composition window.
ImmGetContext

The ImmGetContext function (imm.h) returns the input context associated with the specified window.
ImmGetContext

The ImmGetContext function (immdev.h) returns the input context associated with the specified window.
ImmGetConversionListA

The ImmGetConversionListA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves the conversion result list of characters or words without generating any IME-related messages.
ImmGetConversionListA

The ImmGetConversionListA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves the conversion result list of characters or words without generating any IME-related messages.
ImmGetConversionListW

The ImmGetConversionListW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves the conversion result list of characters or words without generating any IME-related messages.
ImmGetConversionListW

The ImmGetConversionListW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves the conversion result list of characters or words without generating any IME-related messages.
ImmGetConversionStatus

The ImmGetConversionStatus function (imm.h) retrieves the current conversion status.
ImmGetConversionStatus

The ImmGetConversionStatus function (immdev.h) retrieves the current conversion status.
ImmGetDefaultIMEWnd

The ImmGetDefaultIMEWnd function (imm.h) retrieves the default window handle to the IME class.
ImmGetDefaultIMEWnd

The ImmGetDefaultIMEWnd function (immdev.h) retrieves the default window handle to the IME class.
ImmGetDescriptionA

The ImmGetDescriptionA (ANSI) function (imm.h) copies the description of the IME to the specified buffer.
ImmGetDescriptionA

The ImmGetDescriptionA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) copies the description of the IME to the specified buffer.
ImmGetDescriptionW

The ImmGetDescriptionW (Unicode) function (imm.h) copies the description of the IME to the specified buffer.
ImmGetDescriptionW

The ImmGetDescriptionW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) copies the description of the IME to the specified buffer.
ImmGetGuideLineA

The ImmGetGuideLineA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves information about errors. Applications use the information for user notifications.
ImmGetGuideLineA

The ImmGetGuideLineA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves information about errors. Applications use the information for user notifications.
ImmGetGuideLineW

The ImmGetGuideLineW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves information about errors. Applications use the information for user notifications.
ImmGetGuideLineW

The ImmGetGuideLineW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves information about errors. Applications use the information for user notifications.
ImmGetIMEFileNameA

The ImmGetIMEFileNameA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves the file name of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetIMEFileNameA

The ImmGetIMEFileNameA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves the file name of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetIMEFileNameW

The ImmGetIMEFileNameW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves the file name of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetIMEFileNameW

The ImmGetIMEFileNameW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves the file name of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetImeMenuItemsA

The ImmGetImeMenuItemsA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves the menu items that are registered in the IME menu of a specified input context.
ImmGetImeMenuItemsA

The ImmGetImeMenuItemsA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves the menu items that are registered in the IME menu of a specified input context.
ImmGetImeMenuItemsW

The ImmGetImeMenuItemsW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves the menu items that are registered in the IME menu of a specified input context.
ImmGetImeMenuItemsW

The ImmGetImeMenuItemsW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves the menu items that are registered in the IME menu of a specified input context.
ImmGetOpenStatus

The ImmGetOpenStatus function (imm.h) determines whether the IME is open or closed.
ImmGetOpenStatus

The ImmGetOpenStatus function (immdev.h) determines whether the IME is open or closed.
ImmGetProperty

The ImmGetProperty function (imm.h) retrieves the property and capabilities of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetProperty

The ImmGetProperty function (immdev.h) retrieves the property and capabilities of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetRegisterWordStyleA

The ImmGetRegisterWordStyleA (ANSI) function (imm.h) retrieves a list of the styles supported by the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetRegisterWordStyleA

The ImmGetRegisterWordStyleA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) retrieves a list of the styles supported by the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetRegisterWordStyleW

The ImmGetRegisterWordStyleW (Unicode) function (imm.h) retrieves a list of the styles supported by the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetRegisterWordStyleW

The ImmGetRegisterWordStyleW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) retrieves a list of the styles supported by the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmGetStatusWindowPos

The ImmGetStatusWindowPos function (imm.h) retrieves the position of the status window.
ImmGetStatusWindowPos

The ImmGetStatusWindowPos function (immdev.h) retrieves the position of the status window.
ImmGetVirtualKey

The ImmGetVirtualKey function (imm.h) retrieves the original virtual key value associated with a key input message that the IME has already processed.
ImmGetVirtualKey

The ImmGetVirtualKey function (immdev.h) retrieves the original virtual key value associated with a key input message that the IME has already processed.
ImmInstallIMEA

The ImmInstallIMEA (ANSI) function (imm.h) installs an IME.
ImmInstallIMEA

The ImmInstallIMEA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) installs an IME.
ImmInstallIMEW

The ImmInstallIMEW (Unicode) function (imm.h) installs an IME.
ImmInstallIMEW

The ImmInstallIMEW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) installs an IME.
ImmIsIME

The ImmIsIME function (imm.h) determines if the specified input locale has an IME.
ImmIsIME

The ImmIsIME function (immdev.h) determines if the specified input locale has an IME.
ImmIsUIMessageA

The ImmIsUIMessageA (ANSI) function (imm.h) checks for messages intended for the IME window and sends those messages to the window.
ImmIsUIMessageA

The ImmIsUIMessageA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) checks for messages intended for the IME window and sends those messages to the window.
ImmIsUIMessageW

The ImmIsUIMessageW (Unicode) function (imm.h) checks for messages intended for the IME window and sends those messages to the window.
ImmIsUIMessageW

The ImmIsUIMessageW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) checks for messages intended for the IME window and sends those messages to the window.
ImmNotifyIME

The ImmNotifyIME function (imm.h) notifies the IME about changes to the status of the input context.
ImmNotifyIME

The ImmNotifyIME function (immdev.h) notifies the IME about changes to the status of the input context.
ImmRegisterWordA

The ImmRegisterWordA (ANSI) function (imm.h) registers a string with the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmRegisterWordA

The ImmRegisterWordA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) registers a string with the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmRegisterWordW

The ImmRegisterWordW (Unicode) function (imm.h) registers a string with the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmRegisterWordW

The ImmRegisterWordW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) registers a string with the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmReleaseContext

The ImmReleaseContext function (imm.h) releases the input context and unlocks the memory associated in the input context. An application must call this function for each call to the ImmGetContext function.
ImmReleaseContext

The ImmReleaseContext function (immdev.h) releases the input context and unlocks the memory associated in the input context.
ImmRequestMessageA

Generates a WM_IME_REQUEST message. (ANSI)
ImmRequestMessageW

Generates a WM_IME_REQUEST message. (Unicode)
ImmSetCandidateWindow

The ImmSetCandidateWindow function (imm.h) sets information about the candidates window.
ImmSetCandidateWindow

The ImmSetCandidateWindow function (immdev.h) sets information about the candidates window.
ImmSetCompositionFontA

The ImmSetCompositionFontA (ANSI) function (imm.h) sets the logical font to use to display characters in the composition window.
ImmSetCompositionFontA

The ImmSetCompositionFontA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) sets the logical font to use to display characters in the composition window.
ImmSetCompositionFontW

The ImmSetCompositionFontW (Unicode) function (imm.h) sets the logical font to use to display characters in the composition window.
ImmSetCompositionFontW

The ImmSetCompositionFontW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) sets the logical font to use to display characters in the composition window.
ImmSetCompositionStringA

The ImmSetCompositionStringA (ANSI) function (imm.h) sets the characters, attributes, and clauses of the composition and reading strings.
ImmSetCompositionStringA

The ImmSetCompositionStringA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) sets the characters, attributes, and clauses of the composition and reading strings.
ImmSetCompositionStringW

The ImmSetCompositionStringW (Unicode) function (imm.h) sets the characters, attributes, and clauses of the composition and reading strings.
ImmSetCompositionStringW

The ImmSetCompositionStringW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) sets the characters, attributes, and clauses of the composition and reading strings.
ImmSetCompositionWindow

The ImmSetCompositionWindow function (imm.h) sets the position of the composition window.
ImmSetCompositionWindow

The ImmSetCompositionWindow function (immdev.h) sets the position of the composition window.
ImmSetConversionStatus

The ImmSetConversionStatus function (imm.h) sets the current conversion status.
ImmSetConversionStatus

The ImmSetConversionStatus function (immdev.h) sets the current conversion status.
ImmSetOpenStatus

The ImmSetOpenStatus function (imm.h) opens or closes the IME.
ImmSetOpenStatus

The ImmSetOpenStatus function (immdev.h) opens or closes the IME.
ImmSetStatusWindowPos

The ImmSetStatusWindowPos function (imm.h) sets the position of the status window.
ImmSetStatusWindowPos

The ImmSetStatusWindowPos function (immdev.h) sets the position of the status window.
ImmSimulateHotKey

The ImmSimulateHotKey function (imm.h) simulates the specified IME hot key, causing the same response as if the user presses the hot key in the specified window.
ImmSimulateHotKey

The ImmSimulateHotKey function (immdev.h) simulates the specified IME hot key, causing the same response as if the user presses the hot key in the specified window.
ImmUnregisterWordA

The ImmUnregisterWordA (ANSI) function (imm.h) removes a register string from the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmUnregisterWordA

The ImmUnregisterWordA (ANSI) function (immdev.h) removes a register string from the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmUnregisterWordW

The ImmUnregisterWordW (Unicode) function (imm.h) removes a register string from the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
ImmUnregisterWordW

The ImmUnregisterWordW (Unicode) function (immdev.h) removes a register string from the dictionary of the IME associated with the specified input locale.
Initialize

Called from IImePad interface to initialize IImePadApplet.
InitializeWordlist

Initialize the specified word list to contain only the specified words.
Invoke

Receives the SpellCheckerChanged event.
InvokeDictToolDialog

Invokes the Microsoft IME's Dictionary Tool from the app.
InvokeWordRegDialog

Invokes the Microsoft IME Word Register Dialog Window from the app.
IS_HIGH_SURROGATE

Determines if a character is a UTF-16 high surrogate code point, ranging from 0xd800 to 0xdbff, inclusive.
IS_LOW_SURROGATE

Determines if a character is a UTF-16 low surrogate code point, ranging from 0xdc00 to 0xdfff, inclusive.
IS_SURROGATE_PAIR

Determines if the specified code units form a UTF-16 surrogate pair.
IsDBCSLeadByte

Determines if a specified character is a lead byte for the system default Windows ANSI code page (CP_ACP). A lead byte is the first byte of a two-byte character in a double-byte character set (DBCS) for the code page.
IsDBCSLeadByteEx

Determines if a specified character is potentially a lead byte. A lead byte is the first byte of a two-byte character in a double-byte character set (DBCS) for the code page.
IsDefaultIME

Determines if the IME specified by the class ID is the default IME on a local computer.
IsNLSDefinedString

Determines if each character in a string has a defined result for a specified NLS capability.
IsNormalizedString

Verifies that a string is normalized according to Unicode 4.0 TR#15. For more information, see Using Unicode Normalization to Represent Strings.
IsSupported

Determines if the specified language is supported by this spell checker.
IsSupported

Determines if the specified language is supported by a registered spell checker.
IsTextUnicode

Determines if a buffer is likely to contain a form of Unicode text.
IsValidCodePage

Determines if a specified code page is valid.
IsValidLanguageGroup

Determines if a language group is installed or supported on the operating system. For more information, see NLS Terminology.
IsValidLocale

Determines if the specified locale is installed or supported on the operating system. For more information, see Locales and Languages.
IsValidLocaleName

Determines if the specified locale name is valid for a locale that is installed or supported on the operating system.Note  An application running only on Windows Vista and later should call this function in preference to IsValidLocale to determine the validity of a supplemental locale.
IsValidNLSVersion

Determines if the NLS version is valid for a given NLS function.
LANGGROUPLOCALE_ENUMPROCA

An application-defined callback function that processes enumerated language group locale information provided by the EnumLanguageGroupLocales function. (ANSI)
LANGGROUPLOCALE_ENUMPROCW

An application-defined callback function that processes enumerated language group locale information provided by the EnumLanguageGroupLocales function. (Unicode)
LANGIDFROMLCID

Retrieves a language identifier from a locale identifier.
LCIDToLocaleName

Converts a locale identifier to a locale name.
LCMapStringA

For a locale specified by identifier, maps one input character string to another using a specified transformation, or generates a sort key for the input string. (ANSI)
LCMapStringEx

For a locale specified by name, maps an input character string to another using a specified transformation, or generates a sort key for the input string.Note  The application should call this function in preference to LCMapString if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later.
LCMapStringW

For a locale specified by identifier, maps one input character string to another using a specified transformation, or generates a sort key for the input string. (Unicode)
LoadMUILibraryA

Returns a handle to the language-specific resources associated with a particular language-neutral (LN) file. (ANSI)
LoadMUILibraryW

Returns a handle to the language-specific resources associated with a particular language-neutral (LN) file. (Unicode)
LoadStringByReference

Unsupported. LoadStringByReference may be altered or unavailable. Instead, use SHLoadIndirectString.
LOCALE_ENUMPROCEX

An application-defined callback function that processes enumerated locale information provided by the EnumSystemLocalesEx function.
LocaleNameToLCID

Converts a locale name to a locale identifier.
MAKELANGID

Creates a language identifier from a primary language identifier and a sublanguage identifier.
MAKELCID

Creates a locale identifier from a language identifier and a sort order identifier.
MAKESORTLCID

Constructs a locale identifier (LCID) from a language identifier, a sort order identifier, and the sort version.
MappingDoAction

Causes an ELS service to perform an action after text recognition has occurred. For example, a phone dialer service first must recognize phone numbers and then can perform the "action" of dialing a number.
MappingFreePropertyBag

Frees memory and resources allocated during an ELS text recognition operation.
MappingFreeServices

Frees memory and resources allocated for the application to interact with one or more ELS services. The memory and resources are allocated in an application call to MappingGetServices.
MappingGetServices

Retrieves a list of available ELS platform-supported services, along with associated information, according to application-specified criteria.
MappingRecognizeText

Calls upon an ELS service to recognize text. For example, the Microsoft Language Detection service will attempt to recognize the language in which the input text is written.
MultiByteToWideChar

Maps a character string to a UTF-16 (wide character) string.
Next

Gets the next spelling error.
NextWords

Gets the next word entry from a dictionary.
NlsDllCodePageTranslation

Used to get code page information or do conversion, depending on flag settings.
NormalizeString

Normalizes characters of a text string according to Unicode 4.0 TR#15. For more information, see Using Unicode Normalization to Represent Strings.
Notify

Called from IImePad to pass information with a notify code.
NotifyUILanguageChange

Unsupported. NotifyUILanguageChange may be altered or unavailable.
Open

Opens a dictionary file.
Open

Initializes the IFELanguage object.
PFN_MAPPINGCALLBACKPROC

An application-defined callback function that asynchronously processes data produced by the MappingRecognizeText function.
PRIMARYLANGID

Extracts a primary language identifier from a language identifier.
RegisterUserDictionary

Registers a file to be used as a user dictionary for the current user, until unregistered.
RegisterWord

Registers a new word or deletes an existing word in the IFEDictionary.
REGISTERWORDENUMPROCA

REGISTERWORDENUMPROCA (ANSI) (imm.h) is an application-defined callback function used with the ImmEnumRegisterWord function.
REGISTERWORDENUMPROCA

REGISTERWORDENUMPROCA (ANSI) is an application-defined callback function used with the ImmEnumRegisterWord function.
REGISTERWORDENUMPROCW

REGISTERWORDENUMPROCW (Unicode) (imm.h) is an application-defined callback function used with the ImmEnumRegisterWord function.
REGISTERWORDENUMPROCW

REGISTERWORDENUMPROCW (Unicode) is an application-defined callback function used with the ImmEnumRegisterWord function. (registerwordenumprocw)
Remove

Removes a word that was previously added by ISpellChecker.Add, or set by ISpellChecker.Ignore to be ignored.
remove_SpellCheckerChanged

Removes an event handler (ISpellCheckerChangedEventHandler) that has been added for the SpellCheckerChanged event.
Request

Called by an IImePadApplet to insert text into an app.
ResolveLocaleName

Finds a possible locale name match for the supplied name.
ScriptApplyDigitSubstitution

Applies the specified digit substitution settings to the specified script control and script state structures.
ScriptApplyLogicalWidth

Takes an array of advance widths for a run and generates an array of adjusted advance glyph widths.
ScriptBreak

Retrieves information for determining line breaks.
ScriptCacheGetHeight

Retrieves the height of the currently cached font.
ScriptCPtoX

Generates the x offset from the left end or leading edge of a run to either the leading or trailing edge of a logical character cluster.
ScriptFreeCache

Frees a script cache.
ScriptGetCMap

Retrieves the glyph indexes of the Unicode characters in a string according to either the TrueType cmap table or the standard cmap table implemented for old-style fonts.
ScriptGetFontAlternateGlyphs

Retrieves a list of alternate glyphs for a specified character that can be accessed through a specified OpenType feature.
ScriptGetFontFeatureTags

Retrieves a list of typographic features for the defined writing system for OpenType processing. The typographic feature tags comprising the list are retrieved from the font in the supplied device context or cache.
ScriptGetFontLanguageTags

Retrieves a list of language tags that are available for the specified item and are supported by a specified script tag for OpenType processing. The tags comprising the list are retrieved from the font in the specified device context or cache.
ScriptGetFontProperties

Retrieves information from the font cache on the special glyphs used by a font.
ScriptGetFontScriptTags

Retrieves a list of scripts available in the font for OpenType processing. Scripts comprising the list are retrieved from the font located in the supplied device context or from the script shaping engine that processes the font of the current run.
ScriptGetGlyphABCWidth

Retrieves the ABC width of a given glyph.
ScriptGetLogicalWidths

Converts the glyph advance widths for a specific font into logical widths.
ScriptGetProperties

Retrieves information about the current scripts.
ScriptIsComplex

Determines whether a Unicode string requires complex script processing.
ScriptItemize

Breaks a Unicode string into individually shapeable items.
ScriptItemizeOpenType

Breaks a Unicode string into individually shapeable items and provides an array of feature tags for each shapeable item for OpenType processing.
ScriptJustify

Creates an advance widths table to allow text justification when passed to the ScriptTextOut function.
ScriptLayout

Converts an array of run embedding levels to a map of visual-to-logical position and/or logical-to-visual position.
ScriptPlace

Generates glyph advance width and two-dimensional offset information from the output of ScriptShape.
ScriptPlaceOpenType

Generates glyphs and visual attributes for a Unicode run with OpenType information from the output of ScriptShapeOpenType.
ScriptPositionSingleGlyph

Positions a single glyph with a single adjustment using a specified feature provided in the font for OpenType processing. Most often, applications use this function to align a glyph optically at the beginning or end of a line.
ScriptRecordDigitSubstitution

Reads the National Language Support (NLS) native digit and digit substitution settings and records them in a SCRIPT_DIGITSUBSTITUTE structure. For more information, see Digit Shapes.
ScriptShape

Generates glyphs and visual attributes for a Unicode run.
ScriptShapeOpenType

Generates glyphs and visual attributes for a Unicode run with OpenType information. Each run consists of one call to this function.
ScriptString_pcOutChars

Returns a pointer to the length of a string after clipping.
ScriptString_pLogAttr

Returns a pointer to a logical attributes buffer for an analyzed string.
ScriptString_pSize

Returns a pointer to a SIZE structure for an analyzed string.
ScriptStringAnalyse

Analyzes a plain text string.
ScriptStringCPtoX

Retrieves the x coordinate for the leading or trailing edge of a character position.
ScriptStringFree

Frees a SCRIPT_STRING_ANALYSIS structure.
ScriptStringGetLogicalWidths

Converts visual widths into logical widths.
ScriptStringGetOrder

Creates an array that maps an original character position to a glyph position.
ScriptStringOut

Displays a string generated by a prior call to ScriptStringAnalyse and optionally adds highlighting.
ScriptStringValidate

Checks a SCRIPT_STRING_ANALYSIS structure for invalid sequences.
ScriptStringXtoCP

Converts an x coordinate to a character position.
ScriptSubstituteSingleGlyph

Enables substitution of a single glyph with one alternate form of the same glyph for OpenType processing.
ScriptTextOut

Displays text for the specified script shape and place information.
ScriptXtoCP

Generates the leading or trailing edge of a logical character cluster from the x offset of a run.
SetCalendarInfoA

Sets an item of locale information for a calendar. For more information, see Date and Calendar. (ANSI)
SetCalendarInfoW

Sets an item of locale information for a calendar. For more information, see Date and Calendar. (Unicode)
SetDefaultIME

Allows the Microsoft IME to become the default IME in the keyboard layout.
SetHeader

Sets a dictionary header in a dictionary file.
SetLocaleInfoA

Sets an item of information in the user override portion of the current locale. This function does not set the system defaults. (ANSI)
SetLocaleInfoW

Sets an item of information in the user override portion of the current locale. This function does not set the system defaults. (Unicode)
SetOptionValue

Sets the value associated with the given option.
SetProcessPreferredUILanguages

Sets the process preferred UI languages for the application process. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
SetThreadLocale

Sets the current locale of the calling thread.
SetThreadPreferredUILanguages

Sets the thread preferred UI languages for the current thread. For more information, see User Interface Language Management.
SetThreadUILanguage

Sets the user interface language for the current thread.
SetUserGeoID

Sets the geographical location identifier for the user. This identifier should have one of the values described in Table of Geographical Locations.
SetUserGeoName

Sets the geographic location for the current user to the specified two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3166-1 code or numeric United Nations (UN) Series M, Number 49 (M.49) code.
SORTIDFROMLCID

Retrieves a sort order identifier from a locale identifier.
SORTVERSIONFROMLCID

Retrieves the sort version from a locale identifier.
SUBLANGID

Extracts a sublanguage identifier from a language identifier.
Suggest

Retrieves spelling suggestions for the supplied text. (ISpellCheckProvider.Suggest)
Suggest

Retrieves spelling suggestions for the supplied text. (ISpellChecker.Suggest)
Terminate

Called from IImePad to terminate IImePadApplet when the IMEPad instance exits.
TEXT

Identifies a string as Unicode when UNICODE is defined by a preprocessor directive during compilation. Otherwise, the macro identifies a string as an ANSI string.
TranslateCharsetInfo

Translates character set information and sets all members of a destination structure to appropriate values.
UILANGUAGE_ENUMPROCA

An application-defined callback function that processes enumerated user interface language information provided by the EnumUILanguages function. (ANSI)
UILANGUAGE_ENUMPROCW

An application-defined callback function that processes enumerated user interface language information provided by the EnumUILanguages function. (Unicode)
UnregisterUserDictionary

Unregisters a previously registered user dictionary.
VerifyScripts

Compares two enumerated lists of scripts.
WideCharToMultiByte

Maps a UTF-16 (wide character) string to a new character string.

Interfaces

 
IComprehensiveSpellCheckProvider

Allows the provider to optionally support a more comprehensive spell checking functionality.
IEnumSpellingError

An enumeration of the spelling errors.
IFECommon

The IFECommon interface provides IME-related services that are common for different languages.
IFEDictionary

The IFEDictionary interface allows clients to access a Microsoft IME user dictionary.
IFELanguage

The IFELanguage interface provides language processing services using the Microsoft IME.
IImePad

The IImePad interface inserts text into apps from IMEPadApplets that implement the IImePadApplet interface.
IImePadApplet

The IImePadApplet interface inputs strings into apps through the IImePad interface.
IImePlugInDictDictionaryList

Provides access to the list of IME plug-in dictionaries.
IImeSpecifyApplets

The IImeSpecifyApplets interface specifies methods called from the IImePad interface object to emulate the IImePadApplet interface.
IOptionDescription

Represents the description of a spell checker option.
ISpellChecker

Represents a particular spell checker for a particular language.
ISpellChecker2

Represents a particular spell checker for a particular language, with the added ability to remove words from the added words dictionary, or from the ignore list.
ISpellCheckerChangedEventHandler

Allows the caller to create a handler for notifications that the state of the speller has changed.
ISpellCheckerFactory

A factory for instantiating a spell checker (ISpellChecker) as well as providing functionality for determining which languages are supported.
ISpellCheckProvider

Represents a particular spell checker provider for a particular language, to be used by the spell checking infrastructure.
ISpellCheckProviderFactory

A factory for instantiating a spell checker (ISpellCheckProvider) as well as providing functionality for determining which languages are supported.
ISpellingError

Provides information about a spelling error.
IUserDictionariesRegistrar

Manages the registration of user dictionaries.

Structures

 
APPLETIDLIST

Specifies an IImePadApplet IID list.
CANDIDATEFORM

The CANDIDATEFORM (imm.h) structure contains position information for the candidate window.
CANDIDATEFORM

The CANDIDATEFORM structure (immdev.h) contains position information for the candidate window.
CANDIDATELIST

The CANDIDATELIST (imm.h) structure contains information about a candidate list.
CANDIDATELIST

The CANDIDATELIST structure (immdev.h) contains information about a candidate list.
CHARSETINFO

Contains information about a character set.
COMPOSITIONFORM

The COMPOSITIONFORM (imm.h) structure contains style and position information for a composition window.
COMPOSITIONFORM

The COMPOSITIONFORM structure (immdev.h) contains style and position information for a composition window.
CPINFO

Contains information about a code page. This structure is used by the GetCPInfo function.
CPINFOEXA

Contains information about a code page. This structure is used by the GetCPInfoEx function. (ANSI)
CPINFOEXW

Contains information about a code page. This structure is used by the GetCPInfoEx function. (Unicode)
CURRENCYFMTA

Contains information that defines the format of a currency string. The GetCurrencyFormat function uses this information to customize a currency string for a specified locale. (ANSI)
CURRENCYFMTW

Contains information that defines the format of a currency string. The GetCurrencyFormat function uses this information to customize a currency string for a specified locale. (Unicode)
FILEMUIINFO

Contains information about a file, related to its use with MUI.
FONTSIGNATURE

Contains information identifying the code pages and Unicode subranges for which a given font provides glyphs.
GOFFSET

Contains the x and y offsets of the combining glyph.
IMEAPPLETCFG

Used to specify and set applet configuration in IImePad.
IMEAPPLETUI

Used by IImePadApplet::CreateUI to specify applet window style.
IMECHARPOSITION

The IMECHARPOSITION (imm.h) structure contains information about the character position in the composition window.
IMECHARPOSITION

The IMECHARPOSITION structure (immdev.h) contains information about the character position in the composition window.
IMECOMPOSITIONSTRINGINFO

Contains information of IME's composition string in an app.
IMEDLG

Used when invoking the Microsoft IME's Dictionary Tool or Word Register Dialog Window from the app.
IMEMENUITEMINFOA

The IMEMENUITEMINFOA (ANSI) structure (imm.h) contains information about IME menu items.
IMEMENUITEMINFOA

The IMEMENUITEMINFOA (ANSI) structure (immdev.h) contains information about IME menu items.
IMEMENUITEMINFOW

The IMEMENUITEMINFOW (Unicode) structure (imm.h) contains information about IME menu items.
IMEMENUITEMINFOW

The IMEMENUITEMINFOW (Unicode) structure (immdev.h) contains information about IME menu items.
IMESHF

The header of an opened user dictionary file. Used to get the user dictionary's properties, such as version, title, description, and copyright.
IMEWRD

Contains data about a word in the Word data of the Microsoft IME dictionary.
LOCALESIGNATURE

Contains extended font signature information, including two code page bitfields (CPBs) that define the default and supported character sets and code pages. This structure is typically used to represent the relationships between font coverage and locales.
MAPPING_DATA_RANGE

Contains text recognition results for a recognized text subrange. An array of structures of this type is retrieved by an Extended Linguistic Services (ELS) service in a MAPPING_PROPERTY_BAG structure.
MAPPING_ENUM_OPTIONS

Contains options used by the MappingGetServices function to enumerate ELS services.
MAPPING_OPTIONS

Contains options for text recognition. The values stored in this structure affect the behavior and results of MappingRecognizeText.
MAPPING_PROPERTY_BAG

Contains the text recognition data properties retrieved by MappingRecognizeText.
MAPPING_SERVICE_INFO

Contains information about an ELS service.
NLSVERSIONINFOEX

Contains version information about an NLS capability.
NUMBERFMTA

Contains information that defines the format of a number string. The GetNumberFormat function uses this information to customize a number string for a specified locale. (ANSI)
NUMBERFMTW

Contains information that defines the format of a number string. The GetNumberFormat function uses this information to customize a number string for a specified locale. (Unicode)
OPENTYPE_FEATURE_RECORD

Contains information about a single OpenType feature to apply to a run.
POSTBL

An entry in the public POS (Part of Speech) table.
RECONVERTSTRING

The RECONVERTSTRING (imm.h) structure defines the strings for IME reconversion. It is the first item in a memory block that contains the strings for reconversion.
RECONVERTSTRING

The RECONVERTSTRING structure (immdev.h) defines the strings for IME reconversion.
REGISTERWORDA

The REGISTERWORDA (ANSI) structure (imm.h) contains reading information or a word to register.
REGISTERWORDA

The REGISTERWORDA (ANSI) structure (immdev.h) contains reading information or a word to register.
REGISTERWORDW

The REGISTERWORDW (Unicode) structure (imm.h) contains reading information or a word to register.
REGISTERWORDW

The REGISTERWORDW (Unicode) structure (immdev.h) contains reading information or a word to register.
SCRIPT_ANALYSIS

Contains a portion of a Unicode string, that is, an "item".
SCRIPT_CHARPROP

Contains information about a single character in a run (input string). The information indicates if the character glyph is affected by surrounding letters of the run.
SCRIPT_CONTROL

Contains script control flags for several Uniscribe functions, for example, ScriptItemize.
SCRIPT_DIGITSUBSTITUTE

Contains native digit and digit substitution settings.
SCRIPT_FONTPROPERTIES

Contains information about the properties of the current font.
SCRIPT_GLYPHPROP

Contains information about a glyph that is part of an output glyph array.
SCRIPT_ITEM

Contains a script item, including a SCRIPT_ANALYSIS structure with the string offset of the first character of the item.
SCRIPT_LOGATTR

Contains attributes of logical characters that are useful when editing and formatting text.
SCRIPT_PROPERTIES

Contains information about special processing for each script.
SCRIPT_STATE

Contains script state information.
SCRIPT_TABDEF

Contains definitions of the tab positions for ScriptStringAnalyse.
SCRIPT_VISATTR

Contains the visual (glyph) attributes that identify clusters and justification points, as generated by ScriptShape.
STYLEBUFA

The STYLEBUFA (ANSI) structure (imm.h) contains the identifier and name of a style.
STYLEBUFA

The STYLEBUFA (ANSI) structure (immdev.h) contains the identifier and name of a style.
STYLEBUFW

The STYLEBUFW (Unicode) structure (imm.h) contains the identifier and name of a style.
STYLEBUFW

The STYLEBUFW (Unicode) structure (immdev.h) contains the identifier and name of a style.
TEXTRANGE_PROPERTIES

Contains a group of OpenType features to apply to a run.