MB_CUR_MAX(3) — Linux manual page

NAME | LIBRARY | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | STANDARDS | HISTORY | SEE ALSO

MB_CUR_MAX(3)           Library Functions Manual           MB_CUR_MAX(3)

NAME         top

       MB_CUR_MAX - maximum length of a multibyte character in the
       current locale

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <stdlib.h>

DESCRIPTION         top

       The MB_CUR_MAX macro defines an integer expression giving the
       maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single wide
       character in the current locale.  This value is locale dependent
       and therefore not a compile-time constant.

RETURN VALUE         top

       An integer in the range [1, MB_LEN_MAX].  The value 1 denotes
       traditional 8-bit encoded characters.

STANDARDS         top

       C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       C99, POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO         top

       MB_LEN_MAX(3), mblen(3), mbstowcs(3), mbtowc(3), wcstombs(3),
       wctomb(3)

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