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NAME

       isascii - test for a 7-bit US-ASCII character

SYNOPSIS

       #include <ctype.h>

       int isascii(int c);

DESCRIPTION

       The  isascii()  function  shall  test  whether  c  is  a 7-bit US-ASCII
       character code.

       The isascii() function is defined on all integer values.

RETURN VALUE

       The isascii() function shall return non-zero if c is a  7-bit  US-ASCII
       character  code between 0 and octal 0177 inclusive; otherwise, it shall
       return 0.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <ctype.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 .