linux man page for mb_cur_max

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

NAME
       MB_CUR_MAX - maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The  MB_CUR_MAX	macro  defines an integer expression giving the maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single wide character in the
       current locale.	It is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.

RETURN VALUE
       An integer in the range [1, MB_LEN_MAX].  The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.

CONFORMING TO
       C99, POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO
       MB_LEN_MAX(3), mblen(3), mbstowcs(3), mbtowc(3), wcstombs(3), wctomb(3)

COLOPHON
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Linux								    1999-07-04							     MB_CUR_MAX(3)