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

# mtext\_ins(3m17n)

## NAME

mtext\_ins -

## SYNOPSIS

int **mtext\_ins** (**MText** \* *mt1*, int *pos*, **MText** \* *mt2*)

## DESCRIPTION

Insert an M-text into another M-text. The **mtext\_ins()** function inserts M-text **mt2** into M-text **mt1**, at position **pos**. As a result, **mt1** is lengthen by the length of **mt2**. On insertion, all the text properties of **mt2** are inherited. The original **mt2** is not modified.

## RETURN VALUE

If the operation was successful, **mtext\_ins()** returns 0. Otherwise, it returns -1 and assigns an error code to the external variable **merror\_code**. \

## ERRORS

`MERROR_RANGE`, `MERROR_MTEXT`

## SEE ALSO

**mtext\_del()**, **mtext\_insert()**\

## 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\>.