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WCTOB(3)                NetBSD Library Functions Manual               WCTOB(3)


NAME

     wctob -- convert a wide character to a single byte character


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <wchar.h>

     int
     wctob(wint_t wc);


DESCRIPTION

     The wctob() function converts a wide character wc to a corresponding sin-
     gle byte character in the initial shift state of the current locale.

     The behaviour of wctob() is affected by the LC_CTYPE category of the cur-
     rent locale.


RETURN VALUES

     The wctob() function returns:

     EOF           If wc is WEOF or if wc does not correspond to a valid sin-
                   gle byte character representation.

     (otherwise)   A single byte character corresponding to wc.


ERRORS

     No errors are defined.


SEE ALSO

     btowc(3), setlocale(3), wcrtomb(3)


STANDARDS

     The wctob() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899/AMD1:1995 (``ISO C90,
     Amendment 1'').

NetBSD 6.1.5                     March 3, 2003                    NetBSD 6.1.5