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WCTOB(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   WCTOB(3)

NAME
     wctob - convert a wide character to a single byte character

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <wchar.h>

     int
     wctob(wint_t wc);

DESCRIPTION
     The wctob() function converts a wide character wc to a corresponding
     single byte character in the initial shift state of the current locale.

     The behaviour of wctob() is affected by the LC_CTYPE category of the
     current locale.

RETURN VALUES
     The wctob() function returns:

     EOF           If wc is WEOF or if wc does not correspond to a valid
                   single byte character representation.

     (otherwise)   A single byte character corresponding to wc.

ERRORS
     No errors are defined.

SEE ALSO
     btowc(3), setlocale(3), wcrtomb(3)

STANDARDS
     The wctob() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899/AMD1:1995 ("ISO C90,
     Amendment 1").

NetBSD 10.99                     March 3, 2003                    NetBSD 10.99