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TOWCTRANS

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2015-08-08
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NAME

towctrans - wide-character transliteration

SYNOPSIS

#include <wctype.h>

wint_t towctrans(wint_t wc, wctrans_t desc);

DESCRIPTION

If wc is a wide character, the towctrans() function translates it according to the transliteration descriptor desc. If wc is WEOF, WEOF is returned.

desc must be a transliteration descriptor returned by the wctrans(3) function.

RETURN VALUE

The towctrans() function returns the translated wide character, or WEOF if wc is WEOF.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface	Attribute	Value
towctrans()	Thread safety	MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.

NOTES

The behavior of towctrans() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.

COLOPHON

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