---
name: "RkGetLex"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcanna1g-dev"
version: "3.7p3-25"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/RkGetLex"
---

# RkGetLex(3)

get morphemic information on each word that makes up the current candidate

## NAME

***RkGetLex*** - get morphemic information on each word that makes up the current candidate

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <canna/RK.h>
int RkGetLex(cxnum, lex, maxlex)
int cxnum;
RkLex *lex;
int maxlex;
```

## DESCRIPTION

*RkGetLex* gets morphemic information on each word that makes up the current candidate, and stores it in the array *lex* in sequence from the left.  Right-side word information is truncated when the number of words exceeds *maxlex*.

The fields of the structure *lex* are loaded with the following:

- ***ylen***

  Byte length of the reading of a word

- ***klen***

  Byte length of the kanji of the word

- ***rownum***

  Row number of the word

- ***coldnum***

  Column number of the word

- ***dicnum***

  Not used

## RETURN VALUE

This function returns ***-1***, without doing anything, if it has been run in a nonconversion mode context.