man3/MB_CUR_MAX.3

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  17 .TH MB_CUR_MAX 3 1999-07-04 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
  18 .SH NAME
  19 MB_CUR_MAX \- maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale
  20 .SH SYNOPSIS
  21 .nf
  22 .B #include <stdlib.h>
  23 .fi
  24 .SH DESCRIPTION
  25 The
  26 .B MB_CUR_MAX
  27 macro defines an integer expression giving
  28 the maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single
  29 wide character in the current locale.
  30 It is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.
  31 .SH RETURN VALUE
  32 An integer in the range [1,
  33 .BR MB_LEN_MAX ].
  34 The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.
  35 .SH CONFORMING TO
  36 C99, POSIX.1-2001.
  37 .SH SEE ALSO
  38 .BR MB_LEN_MAX (3),
  39 .BR mblen (3),
  40 .BR mbstowcs (3),
  41 .BR mbtowc (3),
  42 .BR wcstombs (3),
  43 .BR wctomb (3)