wchar_t(3type) — Linux manual page

wchar_t(3type)                                            wchar_t(3type)

NAME         top

       wchar_t - wide-character type

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <stddef.h>

       typedef /* ... */  wchar_t;

       #include <stdint.h>

       #define WCHAR_WIDTH  /* ... */
       #define WCHAR_MAX    /* ... */
       #define WCHAR_MIN    /* ... */

DESCRIPTION         top

       wchar_t is a type used for storing a wide character.  It is an
       integer type.

STANDARDS         top

       C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       C99, POSIX.1-2001.

       The WCHAR_WIDTH macro was added in C23.

NOTES         top

       The following headers also provide this type: <inttypes.h>,
       <stdlib.h>, <wchar.h>, <wctype.h>.

       The following header also provides these macros: <wchar.h>.

SEE ALSO         top

       wint_t(3type), fputwc(3)

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