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.
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
SEE ALSO¶
MB_LEN_MAX(3),
mblen(3),
mbstowcs(3),
mbtowc(3),
wcstombs(3),
wctomb(3)
COLOPHON¶
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