WCWIDTH(3)                 POSIX Programmer's Manual                WCWIDTH(3)



PPRROOLLOOGG
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NNAAMMEE
       wcwidth -- number of column positions of a wide-character code

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <wchar.h>

       int wcwidth(wchar_t _w_c);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _w_c_w_i_d_t_h() function shall determine the number of column positions
       required for the wide character _w_c.  The application shall ensure that
       the value of _w_c is a character representable as a wwcchhaarr__tt, and is a
       wide-character code corresponding to a valid character in the current
       locale.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       The _w_c_w_i_d_t_h() function shall either return 0 (if _w_c is a null wide-
       character code), or return the number of column positions to be
       occupied by the wide-character code _w_c, or return -1 (if _w_c does not
       correspond to a printable wide-character code).

EERRRROORRSS
       No errors are defined.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       This function was removed from the final ISO/IEC 9899:1990/Amendment
       1:1995 (E), and the return value for a non-printable wide character is
       not specified.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _w_c_s_w_i_d_t_h()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<wwcchhaarr..hh>>

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