iswprint(3) Library Functions Manual iswprint(3)
NAME
iswprint - test for printing wide character
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <wctype.h>
int iswprint(wint_t wc);
DESCRIPTION
The iswprint() function is the wide-character equivalent of the is-
print(3) function. It tests whether wc is a wide character belonging
to the wide-character class "print".
The wide-character class "print" is disjoint from the wide-character
class "cntrl".
The wide-character class "print" contains the wide-character class
"graph".
RETURN VALUE
The iswprint() function returns nonzero if wc is a wide character be-
longing to the wide-character class "print". Otherwise, it returns
zero.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attrib-
utes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
│ iswprint() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe locale │
└────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C99.
NOTES
The behavior of iswprint() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the cur-
rent locale.
SEE ALSO
isprint(3), iswctype(3)
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