The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2003 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.
NAME
getwchar - get a wide character from a stdin stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t getwchar(void);
DESCRIPTION
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The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the
requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to
the ISO C standard.
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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>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released as a World-wide Portability Interface in Issue 4. Derived from the MSE working draft.
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