WCSNCPY(3) Linux Programmer's Manual WCSNCPY(3)
NAME
wcsncpy - copy a fixed-size string of wide characters
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wcsncpy(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
The wcsncpy() function is the wide-character equivalent of the strncpy(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
wcsncpy() returns dest.
CONFORMING TO
C99.
SEE ALSO
strncpy(3)
COLOPHON
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GNU
1999-07-25 WCSNCPY(3)
