wctype3
Wide character class functions
Usage
#include <wctype.h>
int
iswctype(wint_t wc, wctype_t charclass);
wctype_t
wctype(const char *property);
#include <wctype.h>
#include <xlocale.h>
int
iswctype_l(wint_t wc, wctype_t charclass, locale_t loc);
wctype_t
wctype_l(const char *property, locale_t loc);
Library
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
Overview
The wctype() function returns a value of type wctype_t, which represents the requested wide character class and may be used as the second argument for calls to iswctype().
The following character class names are recognised:
| alnum | cntrl | ideogram | space | xdigit | |
| alpha | digit | lower | punct | special | |
| blank | graph | phonogram | rune | upper |
The iswctype() function checks whether the wide character wc is in the character class charclass.
Although the iswctype() and wctype() functions use the current locale, the iswctype_l() and wctype_l() functions may be passed locales directly. See xlocale(3) for more information.
Return values
The iswctype() function returns non-zero if and only if wc has the property described by charclass, or charclass is zero.
The wctype() function returns 0 if property is invalid; otherwise, it returns a value of type wctype_t that can be used in subsequent calls to iswctype().
Examples
Reimplement iswalpha(3) in terms of iswctype() and wctype():
int
myiswalpha(wint_t wc)
{
return (iswctype(wc, wctype("alpha")));
}
Releases
145 releases since Mac OS X 10.3; the text changed 3 times.