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<Entry dir="liblqtext">
<Function File="../../src/liblqtext/wordrule.c">
<Name>LQT_StartsWord</Name>
<Class>Language/Stemming
<Purpose>
Returns non-zero only if the given character ch can appear at the
start of a word.  This function is normally a macro declared in
the header file <h>wordrules.h</h> but can also be defined as a C
function is greater complexity is needed and the indexing speed loss
is not a concern.
<Returns>
zero or non-zero.
<Bugs>
This routine is only sensible for English.
<SeeAlso>
LQT_EndsWord
LQT_OnlyWithinWord
</Function>
<Decl>
API int
LQT_StartsWord(db, ch)
    t_LQTEXT_Database *db;
    int ch;
</Decl>
</Entry>
