#ifndef __METACHAR_H__
#define __METACHAR_H__
/* Metachar.h ... little bits about characters for metaphone */
/*-- Character encoding array & accessing macros --*/
/* Stolen directly out of the book... */
char _codes[26] = {
1,16,4,16,9,2,4,16,9,2,0,2,2,2,1,4,0,2,4,4,1,0,0,0,8,0
/* a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z */
};
#define ENCODE(c) (isalpha(c) ? _codes[((toupper(c)) - 'A')] : 0)
#define isvowel(c) (ENCODE(c) & 1) /* AEIOU */
/* These letters are passed through unchanged */
#define NOCHANGE(c) (ENCODE(c) & 2) /* FJMNR */
/* These form dipthongs when preceding H */
#define AFFECTH(c) (ENCODE(c) & 4) /* CGPST */
/* These make C and G soft */
#define MAKESOFT(c) (ENCODE(c) & 8) /* EIY */
/* These prevent GH from becoming F */
#define NOGHTOF(c) (ENCODE(c) & 16) /* BDH */
#endif