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mbsinit

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test for initial shift state

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#include <wchar.h> int mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

DESCRIPTION

The function mbsinit() tests whether *ps corresponds to an initial state.

RETURN VALUE

mbsinit() returns nonzero if *ps is an initial state, or if ps is NULL. Otherwise, it returns 0.

ATTRIBUTES

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

Interface Attribute Value
mbsinit () Thread safety MT-Safe

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

POSIX.1-2001, C99.

NOTES

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

See also