Function

GLibutf8_prev_char

Declaration

gchar*
g_utf8_prev_char (
  const gchar* p
)

Description

Finds the previous UTF-8 character in the string before p.

p does not have to be at the beginning of a UTF-8 character. No check is made to see if the character found is actually valid other than it starts with an appropriate byte. If p might be the first character of the string, you must use g_utf8_find_prev_char() instead.

Parameters

p

Type: const gchar*

A pointer to a position within a UTF-8 encoded string.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

Return value

Type: gchar*

A pointer to the found character.

The data is owned by the called function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.