WCPNCPY(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							WCPNCPY(3)

NAME

       wcpncpy - copy a fixed-size string of wide characters, returning a pointer to its end

SYNOPSIS

       #define _GNU_SOURCE
       #include <wchar.h>

       wchar_t *wcpncpy(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src, size_t n);

DESCRIPTION

       The  wcpncpy()  function  is  the wide-character equivalent of the stpncpy(3) function.	It copies at most n wide characters from the wide-
       character string pointed to by src, including the terminating L'' character, to the array pointed to by dest.	Exactly n wide	characters
       are written at dest.  If the length wcslen(src) is smaller than n, the remaining wide characters in the array pointed to by dest are filled
       with L'' characters.  If the length wcslen(src) is greater or equal to n, the string pointed to by dest will not be L'' terminated.

       The strings may not overlap.

       The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least n wide characters at dest.

RETURN VALUE

       wcpncpy() returns a pointer to the last wide character written, that is, dest + n - 1.

CONFORMING TO

       This function is a GNU extension.

SEE ALSO

       stpncpy(3), wcsncpy(3), feature_test_macros(7)

COLOPHON

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								    2003-11-01								WCPNCPY(3)