wchar_t(3type) wchar_t(3type)
NAME
wchar_t - wide-character type
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stddef.h>
typedef /* ... */ wchar_t;
#include <stdint.h>
#define WCHAR_WIDTH /* ... */
#define WCHAR_MAX /* ... */
#define WCHAR_MIN /* ... */
DESCRIPTION
wchar_t is a type used for storing a wide character. It is an integer
type.
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The WCHAR_WIDTH macro was added in C23.
NOTES
The following headers also provide this type: <inttypes.h>, <stdlib.h>,
<wchar.h>, <wctype.h>.
The following header also provides these macros: <wchar.h>.
SEE ALSO
wint_t(3type), fputwc(3)
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