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9385eb3d | 25 | .\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/string/wcswidth.3,v 1.2 2002/12/09 14:04:05 ru Exp $ |
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27 | .Dd August 20, 2002 |
28 | .Dt WCSWIDTH 3 | |
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29 | .Os |
30 | .Sh NAME | |
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31 | .Nm wcswidth |
32 | .Nd "number of column positions in wide-character string" | |
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33 | .Sh LIBRARY |
34 | .Lb libc | |
35 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
9385eb3d | 36 | .In wchar.h |
5b2abdfb | 37 | .Ft int |
9385eb3d | 38 | .Fn wcswidth "const wchar_t *pwcs" "size_t n" |
5b2abdfb | 39 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
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40 | The |
41 | .Fn wcswidth | |
42 | function determines the number of column positions required for the first | |
43 | .Fa n | |
44 | characters of | |
45 | .Fa pwcs , | |
46 | or until a null wide character (L'\e0') is encountered. | |
5b2abdfb | 47 | .Sh RETURN VALUES |
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48 | The |
49 | .Fn wcswidth | |
50 | function returns 0 if | |
51 | .Fa pwcs | |
52 | is an empty string (L""), | |
53 | \-1 if a non-printing wide character is encountered, | |
54 | otherwise it returns the number of column positions occupied. | |
5b2abdfb | 55 | .Sh SEE ALSO |
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56 | .Xr iswprint 3 , |
57 | .Xr wcwidth 3 | |
58 | .Sh STANDARDS | |
5b2abdfb | 59 | The |
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60 | .Fn wcswidth |
61 | function conforms to | |
62 | .St -p1003.1-2001 . |