MB_CUR_MAX - maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale
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Description
The MB_CUR_MAX macro defines an integer expression giving the maximum number of bytes needed to represent
a single wide character in the current locale. This value is locale dependent and therefore not a
compile-time constant.
History
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
Library
Standard C library (libc)
Name
MB_CUR_MAX - maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale
Return Value
An integer in the range [1, MB_LEN_MAX]. The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.
See Also
MB_LEN_MAX(3), mblen(3), mbstowcs(3), mbtowc(3), wcstombs(3), wctomb(3) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 MB_CUR_MAX(3)
Standards
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
Synopsis
#include<stdlib.h>