GetMyanmarCategory

Signature

function GetMyanmarCategory(CP: Cardinal): Integer;

Purpose

Returns the HotPDF syllabic category used by the Myanmar reorder pre-pass. The function is a codepoint lookup, needs no font state, and returns category 0 for values outside the Myanmar range

Return values

CodeCategoryExample codepoints
0Otherfallback or outside range
1ConsonantMyanmar consonants
2Independent vowelMyanmar vowel letters
3MatraMyanmar dependent vowel signs
4Viramahalant or virama
5Nuktanukta mark where the script uses one
6Binduchandrabindu or anusvara
7Visargavisarga sign
9DigitMyanmar digits

Notes

The category values feed the same reorder pipeline used by ApplyMyanmarReorder and by the full Indic dispatcher

See also

Version history

  • v2.120.10 - Introduced as part of the HotPDF Indic shaping batch