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wint_t

(3type)

integer type capable of storing any wchar_t of WEOF

Library functionsmanpages-dev 6.9.1-1also documents WEOF
#include <wchar.h> typedef /* ... */ wint_t; #define WEOF /* ... */ #include <stdint.h> #define WINT_WIDTH /* ... */ #define WINT_MAX /* ... */ #define WINT_MIN /* ... */

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc)

DESCRIPTION

wint_t is a type used in functions that work with wide characters. It is capable of storing any valid wchar_t or WEOF. It is an integer type.

WEOF is used by wide-character functions to indicate the end of an input file or an error. It is of type wint_t.

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

C99, POSIX.1-2001.

The WINT_WIDTH macro was added in C23.

NOTES

The following header also provides wint_t and WEOF: <wctype.h>.

See also

wchar_t(3type)fputwc(3)