towctrans(3) Library Functions Manual towctrans(3)
NAME
towctrans - wide-character transliteration
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <wctype.h>
wint_t towctrans(wint_t wc, wctrans_t desc);
DESCRIPTION
If wc is a wide character, then the towctrans() function translates it
according to the transliteration descriptor desc. If wc is WEOF, WEOF
is returned.
desc must be a transliteration descriptor returned by the wctrans(3)
function.
RETURN VALUE
The towctrans() function returns the translated wide character, or WEOF
if wc is WEOF.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attrib-
utes(7).
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├───────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ towctrans() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C99.
NOTES
The behavior of towctrans() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the
current locale.
SEE ALSO
towlower(3), towupper(3), wctrans(3)
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