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WCTOB

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2015-08-08
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NAME

wctob - try to represent a wide character as a single byte  

SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>

int wctob(wint_t c);
 

DESCRIPTION

The wctob() function tests whether the multibyte representation of the wide character c, starting in the initial state, consists of a single byte. If so, it is returned as an unsigned char.

Never use this function. It cannot help you in writing internationalized programs. Internationalized programs must never distinguish single-byte and multibyte characters.  

RETURN VALUE

The wctob() function returns the single-byte representation of c, if it exists, of EOF otherwise.  

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
InterfaceAttributeValue
wctob() Thread safetyMT-Safe

 

CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.  

NOTES

The behavior of wctob() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.

This function should never be used. Internationalized programs must never distinguish single-byte and multibyte characters. Use either wctomb(3) or the thread-safe wcrtomb(3) instead.  

SEE ALSO

btowc(3), wcrtomb(3), wctomb(3)  

COLOPHON

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Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ATTRIBUTES
CONFORMING TO
NOTES
SEE ALSO
COLOPHON
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