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9385eb3d 1.\" Copyright (c) 2002 Tim J. Robbins
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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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40The
41.Fn wcswidth
42function determines the number of column positions required for the first
43.Fa n
44characters of
45.Fa pwcs ,
46or until a null wide character (L'\e0') is encountered.
5b2abdfb 47.Sh RETURN VALUES
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48The
49.Fn wcswidth
50function returns 0 if
51.Fa pwcs
52is an empty string (L""),
53\-1 if a non-printing wide character is encountered,
54otherwise 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 59The
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60.Fn wcswidth
61function conforms to
62.St -p1003.1-2001 .