getwchar(3)

NAME

   getwchar - read a wide character from standard input

SYNOPSIS

   #include <wchar.h>

   wint_t getwchar(void);

DESCRIPTION

   The  getwchar()  function  is  the  wide-character  equivalent  of  the
   getchar(3) function.  It reads a wide character from stdin and  returns
   it.  If the end of stream is reached, or if ferror(stdin) becomes true,
   it returns WEOF.  If a wide-character conversion error occurs, it  sets
   errno to EILSEQ and returns WEOF.

   For a nonlocking counterpart, see unlocked_stdio(3).

RETURN VALUE

   The  getwchar()  function returns the next wide-character from standard
   input, or WEOF.

ATTRIBUTES

   For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
   attributes(7).

   
   Interface   Attribute      Value   
   
   getwchar()  Thread safety  MT-Safe 
   

CONFORMING TO

   POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.

NOTES

   The  behavior  of  getwchar()  depends  on the LC_CTYPE category of the
   current locale.

   It is reasonable  to  expect  that  getwchar()  will  actually  read  a
   multibyte  sequence  from  standard input and then convert it to a wide
   character.

SEE ALSO

   fgetwc(3), unlocked_stdio(3)

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