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

# mtext\_deserialize(3m17n)

## NAME

mtext\_deserialize -

## SYNOPSIS

**MText**\* **mtext\_deserialize** (**MText** \* *mt*)

## DESCRIPTION

```
@brief Deserialize text properties in an M-text.
The mtext_deserialize() function deserializes M-text @b mt.  @b mt
must be an XML having the following DTD.
```

```
<!DOCTYPE mtext [
  <!ELEMENT mtext (property*,body+)>
  <!ELEMENT property EMPTY>
  <!ELEMENT body (#PCDATA)>
  <!ATTLIST property key CDATA #REQUIRED>
  <!ATTLIST property value CDATA #REQUIRED>
  <!ATTLIST property from CDATA #REQUIRED>
  <!ATTLIST property to CDATA #REQUIRED>
  <!ATTLIST property control CDATA #REQUIRED>
 ]>
```

```
This function depends on the libxml2 library.  If the m17n library
is configured without libxml2, this function always fail.
@par Return value:
If the operation was successful, mtext_deserialize() returns the
resulting M-text.  Otherwise it returns @c NULL and assigns an error
code to the external variable #merror_code.
@par See Also:
mtext_serialize(), #Mtext_prop_deserializer
```

## 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\>.