wint_t - integer type capable of storing any wchar_t of WEOF

NAME  LIBRARY  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  STANDARDS  HISTORY  NOTES  SEE ALSO 

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NAME

wint_t, WEOF − integer type capable of storing any wchar_t of WEOF

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>

typedef /* ... */ wint_t;

#define WEOF /* ... */

#include <stdint.h>

#define WINT_WIDTH /* ... */
#define WINT_MAX /* ... */
#define WINT_MIN /* ... */

DESCRIPTION

wint_t is a type used in functions that work with wide characters. It is capable of storing any valid wchar_t or WEOF. It is an integer type.

WEOF is used by wide-character functions to indicate the end of an input file or an error. It is of type wint_t.

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY

C99, POSIX.1-2001.

The WINT_WIDTH macro was added in C23.

NOTES

The following header also provides wint_t and WEOF: <wctype.h>.

SEE ALSO

wchar_t(3type), fputwc(3)

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