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mbsinit(3)

test for initial shift state

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Synopsis

#include <wchar.h>
int mbsinit(const mbstate_t *
ps
);

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NAME

mbsinit - test for initial shift state

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

bash

#include <wchar.h>

bash

int mbsinit(const mbstate_t *\nps\n);

The function mbsinit() tests whether *ps corresponds to an initial state.

mbsinit() returns nonzero if *ps is an initial state, or if ps is NULL. Otherwise, it returns 0.

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

Interface	Attribute	Value
mbsinit ()	Thread safety	MT-Safe

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

POSIX.1-2001, C99.

The behavior of mbsinit() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.