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

# minput\_get\_description(3m17n)

## NAME

minput\_get\_description -

## SYNOPSIS

**MText**\* **minput\_get\_description** (MSymbol *language*, MSymbol *name*)

## DESCRIPTION

Get description text of an input method. The **minput\_get\_description()** function returns an M-text that describes the input method specified by **language** and **name**.

## RETURN VALUE

If the specified input method has a description text, a pointer to **MText** is returned. The caller has to free it by **m17n\_object\_unref()**. If the input method does not have a description text, `NULL` is returned. \

## 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\>.