wctrans()

define character mapping 

Function


SYNOPSIS

#include <wctype.h>

wctrans_t wctrans(const char *charclass);


DESCRIPTION

The wctrans() function is defined for valid character mapping names defined in the current locale. The specified character class is a string identifying a generic character mapping name for which codeset-specific information is required. The following character mapping names are defined in all locales:

"tolower"
"toupper"

The function returns a value of type wctrans_t, which can be used as the second argument to subsequent calls to towctrans(). The wctrans() function determines values of wctrans_t according to the rules of the coded character set defined by character mapping information in the program's locale (category LC_CTYPE). The values returned by wctrans() are valid until a call to setlocale() that modifies the category LC_CTYPE.


PARAMETERS

charclass 

Is a character class name defining a mapping descriptor to be returned.


RETURN VALUES

On success, wctrans() returns a non-zero object of type wctrans_t that can be used in calls to towctrans() Otherwise it returns 0, and sets errno to one of the following values:

EINVAL 

The specified character mapping is not valid in the current locale.


CONFORMANCE

ANSI/ISO 9899-1990/AM 1-1995


MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL

MT-Safe, with exceptions.

This function is MT-Safe as long as no thread calls setlocale() while this function is executing.


PORTING ISSUES

None.


AVAILABILITY

MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition


SEE ALSO

Functions:
setlocale(), towctrans(), towlower(), towupper()


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