mbsinit(3) — Linux manual page

mbsinit(3)               Library Functions Manual              mbsinit(3)

NAME         top

       mbsinit - test for initial shift state

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <wchar.h>

       int mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The function mbsinit() tests whether *ps corresponds to an initial
       state.

RETURN VALUE         top

       mbsinit() returns nonzero if *ps is an initial state, or if ps is
       NULL.  Otherwise, it returns 0.

ATTRIBUTES         top

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │ Interface                            │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │ mbsinit()                            │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS         top

       C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001, C99.

NOTES         top

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

SEE ALSO         top

       mbstate_t(3type), mbrlen(3), mbrtowc(3), mbsrtowcs(3), wcrtomb(3),
       wcsrtombs(3)

COLOPHON         top

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Pages that refer to this page: mbrtowc(3),  mbsnrtowcs(3),  mbsrtowcs(3),  mbstate_t(3type),  wcrtomb(3),  wcsnrtombs(3),  wcsrtombs(3)

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