getwchar(3C) Standard C Library Functions getwchar(3C)
NAME
getwchar - get wide character from stdin stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t getwchar(void);
DESCRIPTION
The getwchar() function is equivalent to getwc(stdin).
RETURN VALUES
Refer to fgetwc(3C).
ERRORS
Refer to fgetwc(3C).
USAGE
If the wint_t value returned by getwchar() is stored into a variable of type wchar_t and then compared against the wint_t macro WEOF, the
comparison may never succeed because wchar_t is defined as unsigned.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |MT-Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
fgetwc(3C), getwc(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.10 24 Jul 2002 getwchar(3C)
