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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd February 13, 2012
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.Dt BTOWC 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm btowc ,
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.Nm wctob
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.Nd "convert between wide and single-byte characters"
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In wchar.h
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.Ft wint_t
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.Fn btowc "int c"
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.Ft int
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.Fn wctob "wint_t c"
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.In wchar.h
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.In xlocale.h
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.Ft wint_t
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.Fn btowc "int c"
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.Ft int
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.Fn wctob "wint_t c"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn btowc
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function converts a single-byte character into a corresponding wide character.
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If the character is
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.Dv EOF
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or not valid in the initial shift state,
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.Fn btowc
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returns
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.Dv WEOF .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn wctob
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function converts a wide character into a corresponding single-byte character.
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If the wide character is
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.Dv WEOF
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or not able to be represented as a single byte in the initial shift state,
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.Fn wctob
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returns
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.Dv EOF .
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.Pp
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The _l-suffixed versions take an explicit locale argument, while the
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non-suffixed versions use the current global or per-thread locale.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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2002-11-10 11:14:58 +00:00
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.Xr mbrtowc 3 ,
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.Xr multibyte 3 ,
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.Xr wcrtomb 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn btowc
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and
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.Fn wctob
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functions conform to
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.St -p1003.1-2001 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn btowc
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and
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.Fn wctob
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functions first appeared in
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.Fx 5.0 .
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