Query: mb_len_max
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MB_LEN_MAX(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MB_LEN_MAX(3)NAMEMB_LEN_MAX - maximum multibyte length of a character across all localesSYNOPSIS#include <limits.h>DESCRIPTIONThe MB_LEN_MAX macro is the upper bound for the number of bytes needed to represent a single wide character, across all locales.RETURN VALUEA constant integer greater than zero.CONFORMING TOC99, POSIX.1-2001.NOTESThe entities MB_LEN_MAX and sizeof(wchar_t) are totally unrelated. In glibc, MB_LEN_MAX is typically 6 while sizeof(wchar_t) is 4.SEE ALSOMB_CUR_MAX(3)COLOPHONThis page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. Linux 1999-07-04 MB_LEN_MAX(3)