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btowc()

Convert a single-byte character to a wide character

Synopsis:

#include <wchar.h>

wint_t btowc( int c );

Arguments:

c: The single-byte character that you want to convert.

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The btowc() function converts the given character (if it's a valid one-byte character in the initial shift state) into a wide character.

This function is the single-byte version of mbtowc().

Returns:

The wide-character representation of the character, or WEOF if c has the value EOF or (unsigned char) c isn't a valid one-byte character in the initial conversion state.

Classification:

ANSI, POSIX 1003.1

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes