NAME
getwchar - get a wide character from a stdin stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t getwchar(void);
DESCRIPTION
The getwchar() function shall be equivalent to getwc(stdin).
RETURN VALUE
Refer to fgetwc() .
ERRORS
Refer to fgetwc() .
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
If the wint_t value returned by getwchar() is stored into a variable of
type wchar_t and then compared against the wint_t macro WEOF, the
result may be incorrect. Only the wint_t type is guaranteed to be able
to represent any wide character and WEOF.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
fgetwc() , getwc() , the Base Definitions volume of
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <wchar.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .