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NAME

wcrtomb - "convert a wide-character code to a character (restartable)"

CONTENTS

Library
Synopsis
Description
Return Values
Errors
See Also
Standards

LIBRARY


.Lb libc

SYNOPSIS


.In wchar.h size_t wcrtomb "char * restrict s" "wchar_t wc" "mbstate_t * restrict ps"

DESCRIPTION

The wcrtomb function stores a multibyte sequence representing the wide character wc, including any necessary shift sequences, to the character array s, storing a maximum of MB_CUR_MAX bytes.

If s is NULL, wcrtomb behaves as if s pointed to an internal buffer and wc was a null wide character (L’\0’).

The mbstate_t argument, ps, is used to keep track of the shift state. If it is NULL, wcrtomb uses an internal, static
.Vt mbstate_t object, which is initialized to the initial conversion state at program startup.

RETURN VALUES

The wcrtomb functions returns the length (in bytes) of the multibyte sequence needed to represent wc, or (Vt size_t-1) if wc is not a valid wide character code.

ERRORS

The wcrtomb function will fail if:
[EILSEQ]
An invalid wide character code was specified.
[EINVAL]
The conversion state is invalid.

SEE ALSO

mbrtowc(3), multibyte(3), setlocale(3), wctomb(3)

STANDARDS

 
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