mbsinit(3) Library Functions Manual mbsinit(3)
NAME
mbsinit - test for initial shift state
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
int mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);
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 cur-
rent locale.
SEE ALSO
mbstate_t(3type), mbrlen(3), mbrtowc(3), mbsrtowcs(3), wcrtomb(3), wcsr-
tombs(3)
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