.Dt WCTYPE 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
-.Nm iswctype , wctype
+.Nm iswctype ,
+.Nm iswctype_l ,
+.Nm wctype ,
+.Nm wctype_l
.Nd "wide character class functions"
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In wctype.h
.Ft int
-.Fn iswctype "wint_t wc" "wctype_t charclass"
+.Fo iswctype
+.Fa "wint_t wc"
+.Fa "wctype_t charclass"
+.Fc
.Ft wctype_t
-.Fn wctype "const char *property"
+.Fo wctype
+.Fa "const char *property"
+.Fc
+.In wctype.h
+.In xlocale.h
+.Ft int
+.Fo iswctype_l
+.Fa "wint_t wc"
+.Fa "wctype_t charclass"
+.Fa "locale_t loc"
+.Fc
+.Ft wctype_t
+.Fo wctype_l
+.Fa "const char *property"
+.Fa "locale_t loc"
+.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn wctype
function returns a value of type
-.Vt wctype_t
+.Vt wctype_t ,
which represents the requested wide character class and
may be used as the second argument for calls to
.Fn iswctype .
.Fa wc
is in the character class
.Fa charclass .
+.Pp
+Although the
+.Fn iswctype
+and
+.Fn wctype
+functions use the current locale, the
+.Fn iswctype_l
+and
+.Fn wctype_l
+functions may be passed locales directly. See
+.Xr xlocale 3
+for more information.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn iswctype
.Fn wctype
function returns 0 if
.Fa property
-is invalid, otherwise it returns a value of type
+is invalid; otherwise, it returns a value of type
.Vt wctype_t
that can be used in subsequent calls to
.Fn iswctype .
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ctype 3 ,
-.Xr nextwctype 3
+.Xr nextwctype 3 ,
+.Xr xlocale 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn iswctype