WCTYPE(3)                BSD Library Functions Manual                WCTYPE(3)

NAME
     iswctype, wctype, iswctypel, wctypel -- wide character class functions

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     ##include <>

     int
     iswctype(wintt wc, wctypet charclass);

     wctypet
     wctype(const char *property);

     ##include <>

     int
     iswctypel(wintt wc, wctypet charclass, localet loc);

     wctypet
     wctypel(const char *property, localet loc);

DESCRIPTION
     The wctype() function returns a value of type wctypet which represents
     the requested wide character class and may be used as the second argument
     for calls to iswctype().

     The following character class names are recognised:

           alnum   cntrl   ideogram   print   space   xdigit
           alpha   digit   lower      punct   special
           blank   graph   phonogram  rune    upper

     The iswctype() function checks whether the wide character wc is in the
     character class charclass.

     While the iswctype() and wctype() functions use the current locale, the
     iswctypel() and wctypel() functions may be passed locales directly. See
     xlocale(3) for more information.

RETURN VALUES
     The iswctype() function returns non-zero if and only if wc has the prop-
     erty described by charclass, or charclass is zero.

     The wctype() function returns 0 if property is invalid, otherwise it
     returns a value of type wctypet that can be used in subsequent calls to
     iswctype().

EXAMPLES
     Reimplement iswalpha(3) in terms of iswctype() and wctype():

           int
           myiswalpha(wintt wc)
           {
                   return (iswctype(wc, wctype("alpha")));
           }

SEE ALSO
     ctype(3), xlocale(3)

STANDARDS
     The iswctype() and wctype() functions conform to IE Std 1003.1-2001
     (``POSIX.1'').  The ``ideogram'', ``phonogram'' ``special'', and ``rune''
     character classes are extensions.

HISTORY
     The iswctype() and wctype() functions first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0.

BSD                             March 27, 2004                             BSD