btowc

Determine whether an integer represents a valid single-byte character in the initial shift state.

Syntax

wint_t btowc(
   int character
);

Parameters

character
Integer to test.

Return value

Returns the wide-character representation of the character if the integer represents a valid single-byte character in the initial shift state. Returns WEOF if the integer is EOF or isn't a valid single-byte character in the initial shift state. The output of this function is affected by the current LC_TYPE locale.

Remarks

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.

Requirements

Routine	Required header
btowc	<stdio.h> or <wchar.h>

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

See also

mbtowc, _mbtowc_l