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umachine.h File Reference

Basic types and constants for UTF. More...

`#include "unicode/ptypes.h"`
`#include <stdbool.h>`
`#include <stddef.h>`
`#include "unicode/urename.h"`

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## Macros
#define | U_CFUNC extern
| This is used in a declaration of a library private ICU C function.
#define | U_CDECL_BEGIN
| This is used to begin a declaration of a library private ICU C API.
#define | U_CDECL_END
| This is used to end a declaration of a library private ICU C API.
#define | U_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED
| This is used for GCC specific attributes.
#define | U_CAPI U_CFUNC U_EXPORT
| This is used to declare a function as a public ICU C API.
#define | U_STABLE U_CAPI
| Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as a stable public ICU C API.
#define | U_DRAFT U_CAPI
| Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as a draft public ICU C API
#define | U_DEPRECATED U_CAPI U_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED
| This is used to declare a function as a deprecated public ICU C API
#define | U_OBSOLETE U_CAPI
| Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as an obsolete public ICU C API
#define | U_INTERNAL U_CAPI
| Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as an internal ICU C API
#define | UPRV_BLOCK_MACRO_BEGIN do
| Defined as the "do" keyword by default.
#define | UPRV_BLOCK_MACRO_END while (false)
| Defined as "while (false)" by default.
#define | INT8_MIN ((int8_t)(-128))
| The smallest value an 8 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | INT16_MIN ((int16_t)(-32767-1))
| The smallest value a 16 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | INT32_MIN ((int32_t)(-2147483647-1))
| The smallest value a 32 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | INT8_MAX ((int8_t)(127))
| The largest value an 8 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | INT16_MAX ((int16_t)(32767))
| The largest value a 16 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | INT32_MAX ((int32_t)(2147483647))
| The largest value a 32 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | UINT8_MAX ((uint8_t)(255U))
| The largest value an 8 bit unsigned integer can hold.
#define | UINT16_MAX ((uint16_t)(65535U))
| The largest value a 16 bit unsigned integer can hold.
#define | UINT32_MAX ((uint32_t)(4294967295U))
| The largest value a 32 bit unsigned integer can hold.
#define | INT64_C(c) c ## LL
| Provides a platform independent way to specify a signed 64-bit integer constant.
#define | UINT64_C(c) c ## ULL
| Provides a platform independent way to specify an unsigned 64-bit integer constant.
#define | U_INT64_MIN ((int64_t)(INT64_C(-9223372036854775807)-1))
| The smallest value a 64 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | U_INT64_MAX ((int64_t)(INT64_C(9223372036854775807)))
| The largest value a 64 bit signed integer can hold.
#define | U_UINT64_MAX ((uint64_t)(UINT64_C(18446744073709551615)))
| The largest value a 64 bit unsigned integer can hold.
#define | U_DEFINE_FALSE_AND_TRUE 0
| Normally turns off defining macros FALSE=0 & TRUE=1 in public ICU headers.
#define | TRUE 1
| The TRUE value of a UBool.
#define | FALSE 0
| The FALSE value of a UBool.
#define | U_SIZEOF_UCHAR 2
| Number of bytes in a UChar (always 2).
#define | U_CHAR16_IS_TYPEDEF 0
| If 1, then char16_t is a typedef and not a real type (yet)
#define | U_SENTINEL (-1)
| This value is intended for sentinel values for APIs that (take or) return single code points (UChar32).

## Typedefs
typedef int8_t | UBool
| The ICU boolean type, a signed-byte integer.
typedef char16_t | UChar
| The base type for UTF-16 code units and pointers.
typedef uint16_t | OldUChar
| Default ICU 58 definition of UChar.
typedef int32_t | UChar32
| Define UChar32 as a type for single Unicode code points.

## Detailed Description

Basic types and constants for UTF.

## Basic types and constants for UTF

This file defines basic types and constants for utf.h to be platform-independent. umachine.h and utf.h are included into utypes.h to provide all the general definitions for ICU. All of these definitions used to be in utypes.h before the UTF-handling macros made this unmaintainable.

Definition in file umachine.h.

## Macro Definition Documentation

## ◆ FALSE

#define FALSE 0

The FALSE value of a UBool.

Deprecated:
  ICU 68 Use standard "false" instead.

Definition at line 283 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT16_MAX

#define INT16_MAX ((int16_t)(32767))

The largest value a 16 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 182 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT16_MIN

#define INT16_MIN ((int16_t)(-32767-1))

The smallest value a 16 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 169 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT32_MAX

#define INT32_MAX ((int32_t)(2147483647))

The largest value a 32 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 186 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT32_MIN

#define INT32_MIN ((int32_t)(-2147483647-1))

The smallest value a 32 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 173 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT64_C

#define INT64_C | ( |  | c | ) | c ## LL

Provides a platform independent way to specify a signed 64-bit integer constant.

note: may be wrong for some 64 bit platforms - ensure your compiler provides INT64_C

Stable:
  ICU 2.8

Definition at line 211 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT8_MAX

#define INT8_MAX ((int8_t)(127))

The largest value an 8 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 178 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ INT8_MIN

#define INT8_MIN ((int8_t)(-128))

The smallest value an 8 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 165 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ TRUE

#define TRUE 1

The TRUE value of a UBool.

Deprecated:
  ICU 68 Use standard "true" instead.

Definition at line 275 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED

#define U_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED

This is used for GCC specific attributes.

Internal:
  Do not use. This API is for internal use only.

Definition at line 105 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_CAPI

#define U_CAPI U_CFUNC U_EXPORT

This is used to declare a function as a public ICU C API.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 110 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_CDECL_BEGIN

#define U_CDECL_BEGIN

This is used to begin a declaration of a library private ICU C API.

Stable:
  ICU 2.4

Definition at line 85 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_CDECL_END

#define U_CDECL_END

This is used to end a declaration of a library private ICU C API.

Stable:
  ICU 2.4

Definition at line 86 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_CFUNC

#define U_CFUNC extern

This is used in a declaration of a library private ICU C function.

Stable:
  ICU 2.4

Definition at line 84 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_CHAR16_IS_TYPEDEF

#define U_CHAR16_IS_TYPEDEF 0

If 1, then char16_t is a typedef and not a real type (yet)

Internal:
  Do not use. This API is for internal use only.

Definition at line 342 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_DEFINE_FALSE_AND_TRUE

#define U_DEFINE_FALSE_AND_TRUE 0

Normally turns off defining macros FALSE=0 & TRUE=1 in public ICU headers.

These obsolete macros sometimes break compilation of other code that defines enum constants or similar with these names. C++ has long defined bool/false/true. C99 also added definitions for these, although as macros; see stdbool.h.

You may transitionally define U_DEFINE_FALSE_AND_TRUE=1 if you need time to migrate code.

Internal:
  Do not use. This API is for internal use only. ICU 68

Definition at line 265 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_DEPRECATED

#define U_DEPRECATED U_CAPI U_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED

This is used to declare a function as a deprecated public ICU C API

Definition at line 116 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_DRAFT

#define U_DRAFT U_CAPI

Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as a draft public ICU C API

Definition at line 114 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_INT64_MAX

#define U_INT64_MAX ((int64_t)(INT64_C(9223372036854775807)))

The largest value a 64 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.8

Definition at line 227 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_INT64_MIN

#define U_INT64_MIN ((int64_t)(INT64_C(-9223372036854775807)-1))

The smallest value a 64 bit signed integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.8

Definition at line 223 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_INTERNAL

#define U_INTERNAL U_CAPI

Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as an internal ICU C API

Definition at line 120 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_OBSOLETE

#define U_OBSOLETE U_CAPI

Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as an obsolete public ICU C API

Definition at line 118 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_SENTINEL

#define U_SENTINEL (-1)

This value is intended for sentinel values for APIs that (take or) return single code points (UChar32).

It is outside of the Unicode code point range 0..0x10ffff.

For example, a "done" or "error" value in a new API could be indicated with U_SENTINEL.

ICU APIs designed before ICU 2.4 usually define service-specific "done" values, mostly 0xffff. Those may need to be distinguished from actual U+ffff text contents by calling functions like CharacterIterator::hasNext() or UnicodeString::length().

Returns
  -1

See also
  UChar32

Stable:
  ICU 2.4

Definition at line 455 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_SIZEOF_UCHAR

#define U_SIZEOF_UCHAR 2

Number of bytes in a UChar (always 2).

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 330 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_STABLE

#define U_STABLE U_CAPI

Obsolete/same as U_CAPI; was used to declare a function as a stable public ICU C API.

Definition at line 112 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ U_UINT64_MAX

#define U_UINT64_MAX ((uint64_t)(UINT64_C(18446744073709551615)))

The largest value a 64 bit unsigned integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.8

Definition at line 231 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UINT16_MAX

#define UINT16_MAX ((uint16_t)(65535U))

The largest value a 16 bit unsigned integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 195 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UINT32_MAX

#define UINT32_MAX ((uint32_t)(4294967295U))

The largest value a 32 bit unsigned integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 199 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UINT64_C

#define UINT64_C | ( |  | c | ) | c ## ULL

Provides a platform independent way to specify an unsigned 64-bit integer constant.

note: may be wrong for some 64 bit platforms - ensure your compiler provides UINT64_C

Stable:
  ICU 2.8

Definition at line 219 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UINT8_MAX

#define UINT8_MAX ((uint8_t)(255U))

The largest value an 8 bit unsigned integer can hold.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 191 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UPRV_BLOCK_MACRO_BEGIN

#define UPRV_BLOCK_MACRO_BEGIN do

Defined as the "do" keyword by default.

Internal:
  Do not use. This API is for internal use only.

Definition at line 147 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UPRV_BLOCK_MACRO_END

#define UPRV_BLOCK_MACRO_END while (false)

Defined as "while (false)" by default.

Internal:
  Do not use. This API is for internal use only.

Definition at line 156 of file umachine.h.

## Typedef Documentation

## ◆ OldUChar

OldUChar

Default ICU 58 definition of UChar.

A base type for UTF-16 code units and pointers. Unsigned 16-bit integer.

Define OldUChar to be wchar_t if that is 16 bits wide. If wchar_t is not 16 bits wide, then define UChar to be uint16_t.

This makes the definition of OldUChar platform-dependent but allows direct string type compatibility with platforms with 16-bit wchar_t types.

This is how UChar was defined in ICU 58, for transition convenience. Exception: ICU 58 UChar was defined to UCHAR_TYPE if that macro was defined. The current UChar responds to UCHAR_TYPE but OldUChar does not.

Stable:
  ICU 59

Definition at line 415 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UBool

typedef int8_t UBool

The ICU boolean type, a signed-byte integer.

ICU-specific for historical reasons: The C and C++ standards used to not define type bool. Also provides a fixed type definition, as opposed to type bool whose details (e.g., sizeof) may vary by compiler and between C and C++.

Stable:
  ICU 2.0

Definition at line 247 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UChar

UChar

The base type for UTF-16 code units and pointers.

Unsigned 16-bit integer. Starting with ICU 59, C++ API uses char16_t directly, while C API continues to use UChar.

UChar is configurable by defining the macro UCHAR_TYPE on the preprocessor or compiler command line: -DUCHAR_TYPE=uint16_t or -DUCHAR_TYPE=wchar_t (if U_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T==2) etc. (The UCHAR_TYPE can also be #defined earlier in this file, for outside the ICU library code.) This is for transitional use from application code that uses uint16_t or wchar_t for UTF-16.

The default is UChar=char16_t.

C++11 defines char16_t as bit-compatible with uint16_t, but as a distinct type.

In C, char16_t is a simple typedef of uint_least16_t. ICU requires uint_least16_t=uint16_t for data memory mapping. On macOS, char16_t is not available because the uchar.h standard header is missing.

Stable:
  ICU 4.4

Definition at line 386 of file umachine.h.

## ◆ UChar32

typedef int32_t UChar32

Define UChar32 as a type for single Unicode code points.

UChar32 is a signed 32-bit integer (same as int32_t).

The Unicode code point range is 0..0x10ffff. All other values (negative or >=0x110000) are illegal as Unicode code points. They may be used as sentinel values to indicate "done", "error" or similar non-code point conditions.

Before ICU 2.4 (Jitterbug 2146), UChar32 was defined to be wchar_t if that is 32 bits wide (wchar_t may be signed or unsigned) or else to be uint32_t. That is, the definition of UChar32 was platform-dependent.

See also
  U_SENTINEL

Stable:
  ICU 2.4

Definition at line 435 of file umachine.h.