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27.Dd April 8, 2004
27.Dd May 21, 2013
28.Dt MBRTOWC 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
28.Dt MBRTOWC 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm mbrtowc
31.Nm mbrtowc ,
32.Nm mbrtoc16 ,
33.Nm mbrtoc32
32.Nd "convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable)"
33.Sh LIBRARY
34.Lb libc
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In wchar.h
37.Ft size_t
38.Fo mbrtowc
34.Nd "convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable)"
35.Sh LIBRARY
36.Lb libc
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.In wchar.h
39.Ft size_t
40.Fo mbrtowc
39.Fa "wchar_t * restrict pwc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
41.Fa "wchar_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
40.Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
41.Fc
42.Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
43.Fc
44.In uchar.h
45.Ft size_t
46.Fo mbrtoc16
47.Fa "char16_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
48.Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
49.Fc
50.Ft size_t
51.Fo mbrtoc32
52.Fa "char32_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
53.Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
54.Fc
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
55.Sh DESCRIPTION
56The
44.Fn mbrtowc
45function inspects at most
57.Fn mbrtowc ,
58.Fn mbrtoc16
59and
60.Fn mbrtoc32
61functions inspect at most
46.Fa n
47bytes pointed to by
48.Fa s
49to determine the number of bytes needed to complete the next multibyte
50character.
51If a character can be completed, and
62.Fa n
63bytes pointed to by
64.Fa s
65to determine the number of bytes needed to complete the next multibyte
66character.
67If a character can be completed, and
52.Fa pwc
68.Fa pc
53is not
54.Dv NULL ,
55the wide character which is represented by
56.Fa s
57is stored in the
69is not
70.Dv NULL ,
71the wide character which is represented by
72.Fa s
73is stored in the
58.Vt wchar_t
74.Vt wchar_t ,
75.Vt char16_t
76or
77.Vt char32_t
59it points to.
60.Pp
61If
62.Fa s
63is
64.Dv NULL ,
78it points to.
79.Pp
80If
81.Fa s
82is
83.Dv NULL ,
65.Fn mbrtowc
66behaves as if
67.Fa pwc
84these functions behave as if
85.Fa pc
68was
69.Dv NULL ,
70.Fa s
71was an empty string
72.Pq Qq
73and
74.Fa n
75was 1.
76.Pp
77The
78.Vt mbstate_t
79argument,
80.Fa ps ,
81is used to keep track of the shift state.
82If it is
83.Dv NULL ,
86was
87.Dv NULL ,
88.Fa s
89was an empty string
90.Pq Qq
91and
92.Fa n
93was 1.
94.Pp
95The
96.Vt mbstate_t
97argument,
98.Fa ps ,
99is used to keep track of the shift state.
100If it is
101.Dv NULL ,
84.Fn mbrtowc
85uses an internal, static
102these functions use an internal, static
86.Vt mbstate_t
87object, which is initialized to the initial conversion state
88at program startup.
103.Vt mbstate_t
104object, which is initialized to the initial conversion state
105at program startup.
106.Pp
107As a single
108.Vt char16_t
109is not large enough to represent certain multibyte characters, the
110.Fn mbrtoc16
111function may need to be invoked multiple times to convert a single
112multibyte character sequence.
89.Sh RETURN VALUES
90The
113.Sh RETURN VALUES
114The
91.Fn mbrtowc
92functions returns:
115.Fn mbrtowc ,
116.Fn mbrtoc16
117and
118.Fn mbrtoc32
119functions return:
93.Bl -tag -width indent
94.It 0
95The next
96.Fa n
97or fewer bytes
98represent the null wide character
99.Pq Li "L'\e0'" .
100.It >0
101The next
102.Fa n
120.Bl -tag -width indent
121.It 0
122The next
123.Fa n
124or fewer bytes
125represent the null wide character
126.Pq Li "L'\e0'" .
127.It >0
128The next
129.Fa n
103or fewer bytes
104represent a valid character,
105.Fn mbrtowc
106returns the number of bytes used to complete the multibyte character.
130or fewer bytes represent a valid character, these functions
131return the number of bytes used to complete the multibyte character.
132.It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-1
133An encoding error has occurred.
134The next
135.Fa n
136or fewer bytes do not contribute to a valid multibyte character.
107.It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-2
108The next
109.Fa n
110contribute to, but do not complete, a valid multibyte character sequence,
111and all
112.Fa n
113bytes have been processed.
137.It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-2
138The next
139.Fa n
140contribute to, but do not complete, a valid multibyte character sequence,
141and all
142.Fa n
143bytes have been processed.
114.It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-1
115An encoding error has occurred.
116The next
117.Fa n
118or fewer bytes do not contribute to a valid multibyte character.
119.El
144.El
145.Pp
146The
147.Fn mbrtoc16
148function also returns:
149.Bl -tag -width indent
150.It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-3
151The next character resulting from a previous call has been stored.
152No bytes from the input have been consumed.
153.El
120.Sh ERRORS
121The
154.Sh ERRORS
155The
122.Fn mbrtowc
123function will fail if:
156.Fn mbrtowc ,
157.Fn mbrtoc16
158and
159.Fn mbrtoc32
160functions will fail if:
124.Bl -tag -width Er
125.It Bq Er EILSEQ
126An invalid multibyte sequence was detected.
127.It Bq Er EINVAL
128The conversion state is invalid.
129.El
130.Sh SEE ALSO
131.Xr mbtowc 3 ,
132.Xr multibyte 3 ,
133.Xr setlocale 3 ,
134.Xr wcrtomb 3
135.Sh STANDARDS
136The
161.Bl -tag -width Er
162.It Bq Er EILSEQ
163An invalid multibyte sequence was detected.
164.It Bq Er EINVAL
165The conversion state is invalid.
166.El
167.Sh SEE ALSO
168.Xr mbtowc 3 ,
169.Xr multibyte 3 ,
170.Xr setlocale 3 ,
171.Xr wcrtomb 3
172.Sh STANDARDS
173The
137.Fn mbrtowc
138function conforms to
139.St -isoC-99 .
174.Fn mbrtowc ,
175.Fn mbrtoc16
176and
177.Fn mbrtoc32
178functions conform to
179.St -isoC-2011 .