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GETWCHAR 3C "Jul 24, 2002"
NAME
getwchar - get wide character from stdin stream
SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>

wint_t getwchar(void)
DESCRIPTION

The getwchar() function is equivalent to getwc(stdin).

RETURN VALUES

Refer to fgetwc(3C).

ERRORS

Refer to fgetwc(3C).

USAGE

If the wint_t value returned by getwchar() is stored into a variable of type wchar_t and then compared against the wint_t macro WEOF, the comparison may never succeed because wchar_t is defined as unsigned.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level MT-Safe
SEE ALSO

fgetwc(3C), getwc(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)