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14 .TH WCTYPE 3 1999-07-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
16 wctype \- wide character classification
19 .B #include <wctype.h>
21 .BI "wctype_t wctype(const char *" name );
24 The \fBwctype_t\fP type represents a property which a wide character may or
25 may not have. In other words, it represents a class of wide characters.
26 This type's nature is implementation dependent, but the special value
27 \fI(wctype_t)0\fP denotes an invalid property. Nonzero \fBwctype_t\fP values
28 can be passed to the \fBiswctype\fP function to actually test whether a given
29 wide character has the property.
31 The \fBwctype\fP function returns a property, given by its name. The set of
32 valid names depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale, but the
33 following names are valid in all locales.
35 "alnum" \- realizes the \fBisalnum\fP classification function
36 "alpha" \- realizes the \fBisalpha\fP classification function
37 "blank" \- realizes the \fBisblank\fP classification function
38 "cntrl" \- realizes the \fBiscntrl\fP classification function
39 "digit" \- realizes the \fBisdigit\fP classification function
40 "graph" \- realizes the \fBisgraph\fP classification function
41 "lower" \- realizes the \fBislower\fP classification function
42 "print" \- realizes the \fBisprint\fP classification function
43 "punct" \- realizes the \fBispunct\fP classification function
44 "space" \- realizes the \fBisspace\fP classification function
45 "upper" \- realizes the \fBisupper\fP classification function
46 "xdigit" \- realizes the \fBisxdigit\fP classification function
49 The \fBwctype\fP function returns a property descriptor if the \fIname\fP is
50 valid. Otherwise it returns \fI(wctype_t)0\fP.
56 The behaviour of \fBwctype\fP depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the