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getwchar(3) Library Functions Manual getwchar(3)

NAME top

   getwchar - read a wide character from standard input

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <wchar.h>**

   **wint_t getwchar(void);**

DESCRIPTION top

   The **getwchar**() function is the wide-character equivalent of the
   [getchar(3)](../man3/getchar.3.html) function.  It reads a wide character from _stdin_ and
   returns it.  If the end of stream is reached, or if _ferror(stdin)_
   becomes true, it returns **WEOF**.  If a wide-character conversion
   error occurs, it sets _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to **EILSEQ** and returns **WEOF**.

   For a nonlocking counterpart, see [unlocked_stdio(3)](../man3/unlocked%5Fstdio.3.html).

RETURN VALUE top

   The **getwchar**() function returns the next wide-character from
   standard input, or **WEOF**.

ATTRIBUTES top

   For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
   [attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
   ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
   │ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
   ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
   │ **getwchar**()                           │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
   └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

STANDARDS top

   C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY top

   C99, POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES top

   The behavior of **getwchar**() depends on the **LC_CTYPE** category of the
   current locale.

   It is reasonable to expect that **getwchar**() will actually read a
   multibyte sequence from standard input and then convert it to a
   wide character.

SEE ALSO top

   [fgetwc(3)](../man3/fgetwc.3.html), [unlocked_stdio(3)](../man3/unlocked%5Fstdio.3.html)

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