---
name: "mchartable"
section: "3m17n"
platform: "linux"
package: "m17n-docs"
version: "1.8.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mchartable"
---

# mchartable(3m17n)

## NAME

mchartable -

## SYNOPSIS

**MCharTable**\* **mchartable** (MSymbol *key*, void \* *default\_value*)

## DESCRIPTION

Create a new chartable. The **mchartable()** function creates a new chartable object with symbol **key** and the default value **default\_value**. If **key** is a managing key, the elements of the table (including the default value) are managed objects or NULL.

## RETURN VALUE

If the operation was successful, **mchartable()** returns a pointer to the created chartable. Otherwise it returns `NULL` and assigns an error code to the external variable **merror\_code**. \

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)\
 Copyright (C) 2001-2011 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)\
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License  \<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html\>.