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MBRTOWC 3C "Jun 23, 2014"
NAME
mbrtowc, mbrtowc_l - convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable)
SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>

size_t mbrtowc(wchar_t *restrict pwc, const char *restrict s, size_t n,
 mbstate_t *restrict ps);

#include <wchar.h>
#include <xlocale.h>

size_t mbrtowc_l(wchar_t *restrict pwc, const char *restrict s, size_t n,
 mbstate_t *restrict ps, locale_t loc);
DESCRIPTION

If s is a null pointer, the mbrtowc() function is equivalent to the call:

mbrtowc(NULL, "", 1, ps)

Likewise, if s is a null pointer, the mbrtowc_l() function is equivalent to the call:

mbrtowc_l(NULL, "", 1, ps, loc);

In these cases, the values of the arguments pwc and n are ignored.

If s is not a null pointer, these functions inspect at most n bytes beginning at the byte pointed to by s to determine the number of bytes needed to complete the next character (including any shift sequences). If the functions determine that the next character is completed, they determine the value of the corresponding wide-character and then, if pwc is not a null pointer, stores that value in the object pointed to by pwc . If the corresponding wide-character is the null wide-character, the resulting state described is the initial conversion state.

If ps is a null pointer, these functions use their own internal mbstate_t object, which is initialized at program startup to the initial conversion state. Otherwise, the mbstate_t object pointed to by ps is used to completely describe the current conversion state of the associated character sequence. The system will behave as if no function defined in the Reference Manual calls mbrtowc() or Bmbrtowc_l() .

The behavior of mbrtowc() is affected by the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale. The mbrtowc_l() function is affected by the LC_CTYPE category of the specified loc locale object. See environ (5).

RETURN VALUES

The mbrtowc() and mbrtowc_l() functions return the first of the following that applies:

0
If the next n or fewer bytes complete the character that corresponds to the null wide-character (which is the value stored).
positive
If the next n or fewer bytes complete a valid character (which is the value stored); the value returned is the number of bytes that complete the character.
(size_t)-2
If the next n bytes contribute to an incomplete but potentially valid character, and all n bytes have been processed (no value is stored). When n has at least the value of the MB_CUR_MAX macro, this case can only occur if s points at a sequence of redundant shift sequences (for implementations with state-dependent encodings).
(size_t)-1
If an encoding error occurs, in which case the next n or fewer bytes do not contribute to a complete and valid character (no value is stored). In this case, EILSEQ is stored in errno and the conversion state is undefined.
ERRORS

The mbrtowc() and mbrtowc_l() functions may fail if:

EINVAL
The ps argument points to an object that contains an invalid conversion state.
EILSEQ
Invalid character sequence is detected.
ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability See below.
MT-Level See below.

The mbrtowc() function is Standard. The mbrtowc_l() function is Uncommitted.

If ps is a null pointer, these functions are Unsafe for use in multithreaded applications. Otherwise they are MT-Safe.

SEE ALSO

mbsinit (3C), newlocale (3C), setlocale (3C), uselocale (3C), attributes (5), environ (5), standards (5)