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icu46/source/common/ustr_cnv.h

+/*  
+**********************************************************************
+*   Copyright (C) 1999-2010, International Business Machines
+*   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
+**********************************************************************
+*   file name:  ustr_cnv.h
+*   encoding:   US-ASCII
+*   tab size:   8 (not used)
+*   indentation:4
+*
+*   created on: 2004Aug27
+*   created by: George Rhoten
+*/
+
+#ifndef USTR_CNV_IMP_H
+#define USTR_CNV_IMP_H
+
+#include "unicode/utypes.h"
+#include "unicode/ucnv.h"
+
+#if !UCONFIG_NO_CONVERSION
+
+/**
+ * Get the default converter. This is a commonly used converter
+ * that is used for the ustring and UnicodeString API.
+ * Remember to use the u_releaseDefaultConverter when you are done.
+ * @internal
+ */
+U_CAPI UConverter* U_EXPORT2
+u_getDefaultConverter(UErrorCode *status);
+
+
+/**
+ * Release the default converter to the converter cache.
+ * @internal
+ */
+U_CAPI void U_EXPORT2
+u_releaseDefaultConverter(UConverter *converter);
+
+/**
+ * Flush the default converter, if cached. 
+ * @internal
+ */
+U_CAPI void U_EXPORT2
+u_flushDefaultConverter(void);
+
+#endif
+
+#endif