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

# mtext\_ref\_char(3m17n)

## NAME

mtext\_ref\_char -

## SYNOPSIS

int **mtext\_ref\_char** (**MText** \* *mt*, int *pos*)

## DESCRIPTION

Return the character at the specified position in an M-text. The **mtext\_ref\_char()** function returns the character at **pos** in M-text **mt**. If an error is detected, it returns -1 and assigns an error code to the external variable **merror\_code**. \

## ERRORS

`MERROR_RANGE`\

## 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\>.