PUTWC(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual PUTWC(3P)
PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
putwc -- put a wide character on a stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t putwc(wchar_t wc, FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here
and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008 defers to the ISO C standard.
The putwc() function shall be equivalent to fputwc(), except that if it is implemented as a macro it may evaluate stream more than once, so
the argument should never be an expression with side-effects.
RETURN VALUE
Refer to fputwc().
ERRORS
Refer to fputwc().
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
Since it may be implemented as a macro, putwc() may treat a stream argument with side-effects incorrectly. In particular, putwc(wc,*f++)
need not work correctly. Therefore, use of this function is not recommended; fputwc() should be used instead.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
Section 2.5, Standard I/O Streams, fputwc()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <stdio.h>, <wchar.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Stan-
dard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .
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