MB_CUR_MAX
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 1999-07-04
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NAME
MB_CUR_MAX - maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
DESCRIPTION
The
MB_CUR_MAX
macro defines an integer expression giving
the maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single
wide character in the current locale.
It is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.
RETURN VALUE
An integer in the range [1,
MB_LEN_MAX].
The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.
CONFORMING TO
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
MB_LEN_MAX(3),
mblen(3),
mbstowcs(3),
mbtowc(3),
wcstombs(3),
wctomb(3)
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