wmemset(3) Library Functions Manual wmemset(3)
NAME
wmemset - fill an array of wide-characters with a constant wide charac-
ter
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wmemset(wchar_t wcs[.n], wchar_t wc, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The wmemset() function is the wide-character equivalent of the memset(3)
function. It fills the array of n wide-characters starting at wcs with
n copies of the wide character wc.
RETURN VALUE
wmemset() returns wcs.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ wmemset() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001, C99.
SEE ALSO
memset(3)
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