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.\" ISO/IEC 9899:1999
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-.TH GETWCHAR 3 1999-07-25 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GETWCHAR 3 2017-09-15 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
getwchar \- read a wide character from standard input
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <wchar.h>
-.sp
-.BI "wint_t getwchar(void);"
+.PP
+.B "wint_t getwchar(void);"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
function is the wide-character equivalent of the
.BR getchar (3)
function.
-It reads a wide character from \fIstdin\fP and returns
+It reads a wide character from
+.I stdin
+and returns
it.
-If the end of stream is reached, or if \fIferror(stdin)\fP becomes
-true, it returns
+If the end of stream is reached, or if
+.I ferror(stdin)
+becomes true, it returns
.BR WEOF .
If a wide-character conversion error occurs, it sets
-\fIerrno\fP to \fBEILSEQ\fP and returns
+.I errno
+to
+.B EILSEQ
+and returns
.BR WEOF .
.PP
-For a non-locking counterpart, see
+For a nonlocking counterpart, see
.BR unlocked_stdio (3).
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR getwchar ()
function returns the next wide-character from
standard input, or
.BR WEOF .
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
-C99
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.BR getwchar ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+.sp 1
+.SH CONFORMING TO
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
.SH NOTES
The behavior of
.BR getwchar ()
will actually
read a multibyte sequence from standard input and then
convert it to a wide character.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR fgetwc (3),
.BR unlocked_stdio (3)