getwc(3) BSD Library Functions Manual getwc(3)
NAME
fgetwc, getwc, getwchar -- get next wide character from input stream
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t
fgetwc(FILE *stream);
wint_t
getwc(FILE *stream);
wint_t
getwchar(void);
DESCRIPTION
The fgetwc() function obtains the next input wide character (if present)
from the stream pointed at by stream, or the next character pushed back
on the stream via ungetwc(3).
The getwc() function acts essentially identically to fgetwc().
The getwchar() function is equivalent to getwc() with the argument stdin.
Extended locale versions of these functions are documented in getwc_l(3).
See xlocale(3) for more information.
RETURN VALUES
If successful, these routines return the next wide character from the
stream. If the stream is at end-of-file or a read error occurs, the rou-
tines return WEOF. The routines feof(3) and ferror(3) must be used to
distinguish between end-of-file and error. If an error occurs, the
global variable errno is set to indicate the error. The end-of-file con-
dition is remembered, even on a terminal, and all subsequent attempts to
read will return WEOF until the condition is cleared with clearerr(3).
SEE ALSO
ferror(3), fopen(3), fread(3), getc(3), getwc_l, putwc(3), stdio(3),
ungetwc(3)
STANDARDS
The fgetwc(), getwc(), and getwchar() functions conform to ISO/IEC
9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').
BSD March 3, 2004 BSD
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