<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Copyright" content="Copyright (c) 2006 by IBM Corporation"> <title>National Language Support-related APIs</title> <!-- Begin Header Records ========================================= --> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <!-- Change History: --> <!-- YYMMDD USERID Change description --> <!-- NETMG2 SCRIPT A converted by B2H R4.1 (346) (CMS) by HOLTJM at --> <!-- RCHVMW2 on 29 Jan 1999 at 10:01:37 --> <!-- File restructured for V5R2 --> <!-- 021001 JETAYLOR replaced API and/or Exit listings with --> <!-- pagegenerator output from javascript array --> <!-- 031111 JETAYLOR replaced API and/or Exit listings with --> <!-- pagegenerator output from javascript array --> <!-- End Header Records --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../rzahg/ic.css"> </head> <body> <!-- Java sync-link --> <script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <h2>National Language Support-related APIs</h2> <p>The national language support-related APIs work with the national language support (NLS) functions.</p> <p>The NLS-related APIs that work with UCS2 (Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set with 16 bits per character) character sets are:</p> <ul> <li>Advance to Next Composite Character Sequence (UniNextCompChar()) API</li> <li>Composite Character Sequence Code Element Count (UniQueryCompCharLen()) API</li> <li>Convert Case (QLGCNVCS, QlgConvertCase) API</li> <li>Number of Composite Character Sequences (UniQueryCompChar()) API</li> <li>Retrieve Locale Information (QLGRTVLC, QlgRetrieveLocaleInformation) API</li> <li>Transform UCS Data (QlgTransformUCSData()) API</li> </ul> <p>The NLS-related APIs are:</p> <!-- ***** NOTE ***** Do not manually update text or links in this section. --> <!-- Updates made in this section *will* be overlaid by automated tools --> <!-- Notify User Technologies of needed updates to be made in XML for API finder.--> <!--***************API BEGIN PASTE***************--> <ul> <li><A HREF="UNCC.htm">Advance to Next Composite Character Sequence</A> (UniNextCompChar()) locates the next non-combining character in a string.</li> <li><A HREF="UQCCL.htm">Composite Character Sequence Code Element Count</A> (UniQueryCompCharLen()) computes the number of code elements in a composite character sequence.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGCNVCS.htm">Convert Case</A> (QLGCNVCS, QlgConvertCase) provides case conversion to either uppercase or lowercase.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGCNVSS.htm">Convert Sort Sequence Table</A> (QLGCNVSS) converts a sort sequence table from one coded character set identifier (CCSID) to another.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGCVTTDD.htm">Convert Text Descriptor</A> (QlgCvtTextDescToDesc) converts a descriptor of text from one type (CCSID, for example) to another type (IANA name, for example).</li> <li><A HREF="UQCC.htm">Number of Composite Character Sequences</A> (UniQueryCompChar()) computes the number of composite character sequences in a code element array.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGRTVCD.htm">Retrieve CCSID Data</A> (QLGRTVCD) retrieves different subsets of CCSIDs based on the selection type.</li> <li><A HREF="qlgrtvct.htm">Retrieve CCSID Text</A> (QLGRTVCT) retrieves different subsets of CCSIDs' values and their descriptions, if available.</li> <li><A HREF="qlgrtvci.htm">Retrieve Country or Region Identifiers</A> (QLGRTVCI) retrieves a list of country or region identifiers and their descriptions.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGRTVDC.htm">Retrieve Default CCSID</A> (QLGRTVDC) retrieves the default CCSID given a language ID.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGRTVLI.htm">Retrieve Language IDs</A> (QLGRTVLI) retrieves a list of language identifiers.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGRLNGI.htm">Retrieve Language Information</A> (QLGRLNGI) returns a selected national language version (NLV) based on the specified product, option, and language identifier.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGRTVLC.htm">Retrieve Locale Information</A> (QLGRTVLC, QlgRetrieveLocaleInformation) retrieves one or all categories of a locale.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGRTVSS.htm">Retrieve Sort Sequence Table</A> (QLGRTVSS) retrieves a specified sort sequence table.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGSCNMX.htm">Scan String for Mixed Data</A> (QLGSCNMX) tests a mixed input string for double-byte characters.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGSORT.htm">Sort</A> (QLGSORT) provides a generalized sort function.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGSRTIO.htm">Sort Input/Output</A> (QLGSRTIO) provides a set of records to be sorted or returns a set of records that have already been sorted.</li> <li><A HREF="qlgtrans.htm">Transform UCS Data</A> (QlgTransformUCSData()) transforms, through a formula as compared to a mapping, data from one form of Unicode to another.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGTRDTA.htm">Truncate Character Data</A> (QLGTRDTA) truncates a CCSID-tagged string of character data to a specified length.</li> <li><A HREF="QVCCSID.htm">Validate CCSID</A> (QtqValidateCCSID()) determines whether the specified CCSID is supported by the iSeries.</li> <li><A HREF="QLGVLID.htm">Validate Language ID</A> (QLGVLID) ensures that a language identifier is 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