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WCSRTOMBS(3) Linux Programmer's Manual WCSRTOMBS(3)

NAME

     wcsrtombs - convert a wide-character string to a multibyte string

SYNOPSIS

     #include <wchar.h>
     size_t wcsrtombs(char *dest, const wchar_t **src,
                      size_t len, mbstate_t *ps);

DESCRIPTION

     If dest is not NULL, the wcsrtombs() function converts the wide-charac-
     ter string *src to a multibyte string starting at dest.   At  most  len
     bytes  are  written to dest.  The shift state *ps is updated.  The con-
     version is effectively performed by  repeatedly  calling  wcrtomb(dest,
     *src, ps), as long as this call succeeds, and then incrementing dest by
     the number of bytes written and *src by one.  The conversion  can  stop
     for three reasons:
     1. A wide character has been encountered that can not be represented as
        a multibyte sequence (according to the  current  locale).   In  this
        case,   *src  is  left  pointing  to  the  invalid  wide  character,
        (size_t) -1 is returned, and errno is set to EILSEQ.
     2. The length limit forces a stop.  In this case, *src is left pointing
        to  the next wide character to be converted, and the number of bytes
        written to dest is returned.
     3. The wide-character string has been completely  converted,  including
        the  terminating  null  wide  character  (L'\0'), which has the side
        effect of bringing back *ps to the initial  state.   In  this  case,
        *src  is  set  to  NULL,  and  the  number of bytes written to dest,
        excluding the terminating null byte ('\0'), is returned.
     If dest is NULL, len is ignored, and the conversion proceeds as  above,
     except that the converted bytes are not written out to memory, and that
     no length limit exists.
     In both of the above cases, if ps is NULL,  a  static  anonymous  state
     known only to the wcsrtombs() function is used instead.
     The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least len bytes at
     dest.

RETURN VALUE

     The wcsrtombs() function returns the number of bytes that make  up  the
     converted  part  of  multibyte  sequence, not including the terminating
     null byte.  If a wide character was encountered which could not be con-
     verted, (size_t) -1 is returned, and errno set to EILSEQ.

ATTRIBUTES

     For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
     attributes(7).
     +------------+---------------+------------------------------+
     |Interface   | Attribute     | Value                        |
     +------------+---------------+------------------------------+
     |wcsrtombs() | Thread safety | MT-Unsafe race:wcsrtombs/!ps |
     +------------+---------------+------------------------------+

CONFORMING TO

     POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.

NOTES

     The behavior of wcsrtombs() depends on the  LC_CTYPE  category  of  the
     current locale.
     Passing NULL as ps is not multithread safe.

SEE ALSO

     iconv(3), mbsinit(3), wcrtomb(3), wcsnrtombs(3), wcstombs(3)

COLOPHON

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     description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
     latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
     https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

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