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

# mconv\_decode\_buffer(3m17n)

## NAME

mconv\_decode\_buffer -

## SYNOPSIS

**MText**\* **mconv\_decode\_buffer** (MSymbol *name*, const unsigned char \* *buf*, int *n*)

## DESCRIPTION

Decode a buffer area based on a coding system. The **mconv\_decode\_buffer()** function decodes **n** bytes of the buffer area pointed to by **buf** based on the coding system **name**. A temporary code converter for decoding is automatically created and freed.

## RETURN VALUE

If the operation was successful, **mconv\_decode\_buffer()** returns the resulting M-text. Otherwise it returns `NULL` and assigns an error code to the external variable **merror\_code**. \

## ERRORS

`MERROR_IO`, `MERROR_CODING`

## SEE ALSO

**mconv\_decode()**, **mconv\_decode\_stream()**\

## 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\>.