wmemmove(3) - BetterMan

wmemmove(3)

copy an array of wide-characters

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Synopsis

#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wmemmove(wchar_t 
dest
[.
n
], const wchar_t 
src
[.
n
], size_t 
n
);

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NAME

wmemmove - copy an array of wide-characters

SYNOPSIS

bash

#include <wchar.h>

bash

wchar_t *wmemmove(wchar_t \ndest\n[.\nn\n], const wchar_t \nsrc\n[.\nn\n], size_t \nn\n);

The wmemmove() function is the wide-character equivalent of the memmove(3) function. It copies n wide characters from the array starting at src to the array starting at dest. The arrays may overlap.

The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least n wide characters at dest.

RETURN VALUE

wmemmove() returns dest.

ATTRIBUTES

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

Interface	Attribute	Value
wmemmove ()	Thread safety	MT-Safe

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

POSIX.1-2001, C99.