wint_t, WEOF - integer type capable of storing any wchar_t of WEOF
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Description
wint_t is a type used in functions that work with wide characters. It is capable of storing any valid
wchar_t or WEOF. It is an integer type.
WEOF is used by wide-character functions to indicate the end of an input file or an error. It is of type
wint_t.
History
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The WINT_WIDTH macro was added in C23.
Library
Standard C library (libc)
Name
wint_t, WEOF - integer type capable of storing any wchar_t of WEOF
Notes
The following header also provides wint_t and WEOF: <wctype.h>.
See Also
wchar_t(3type), fputwc(3) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-03 wint_t(3type)
Standards
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
Synopsis
#include<wchar.h>typedef /* ... */ wint_t;#defineWEOF /* ... */ #include<stdint.h>#defineWINT_WIDTH /* ... */ #defineWINT_MAX /* ... */ #defineWINT_MIN /* ... */
