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.Dd July 21, 2005
.Dt NEXTWCTYPE 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nextwctype
.Nd "iterate through character classes"
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In wctype.h
.Ft wint_t
.Fn nextwctype "wint_t ch" "wctype_t wct"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn nextwctype
function determines the next character after
.Fa ch
that is a member of character class
.Fa wct .
If
.Fa ch
is \-1, the search begins at the first member of
.Fa wct .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn nextwctype
function returns the next character, or \-1 if there are no more.
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
This function is a non-standard
.Fx
extension and should not be used where the standard
.Fn iswctype
function would suffice.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr wctype 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Fn nextwctype
function appeared in
.Fx 5.4 .