NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | CONFORMING TO | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

MB_CUR_MAX(3)                 Linux Programmer's Manual                 MB_CUR_MAX(3)

NAME         top

       MB_CUR_MAX - maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <stdlib.h>

DESCRIPTION         top

       The MB_CUR_MAX macro defines an integer expression giving the maximum number
       of bytes needed to represent a single wide character in the current locale.
       It is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.

RETURN VALUE         top

       An integer in the range [1, MB_LEN_MAX].  The value 1 denotes traditional
       8-bit encoded characters.

CONFORMING TO         top

       C99, POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO         top

       MB_LEN_MAX(3), mblen(3), mbstowcs(3), mbtowc(3), wcstombs(3), wctomb(3)

COLOPHON         top

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Linux                                 1999-07-04                        MB_CUR_MAX(3)