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isspecial(3)             BSD Library Functions Manual             isspecial(3)


NAME

     isspecial -- special character test


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <ctype.h>

     int
     isspecial(int c);


DESCRIPTION

     The isspecial() function tests for a special character.  Special charac-
     ters are locale dependent, and not necessarily consistent between differ-
     ent locales.  Examples might include fractions and numbers inside cir-
     cles.


RETURN VALUES

     The isspecial() function returns zero if the character tests false and
     returns non-zero if the character tests true.


SEE ALSO

     ctype(3), iswspecial(3), isalnum_l


HISTORY

     The isspecial() function appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD                             March 30, 2004                             BSD

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