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wcscat(3) Library Functions Manual wcscat(3)

NAME top

   wcscat - concatenate two wide-character strings

LIBRARY top

   Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <wchar.h>**

   **wchar_t *wcscat(wchar_t *restrict** _dest_**, const wchar_t *restrict** _src_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   The **wcscat**() function is the wide-character equivalent of the
   [strcat(3)](../man3/strcat.3.html) function.  It copies the wide-character string pointed
   to by _src_, including the terminating null wide character (L'\0'),
   to the end of the wide-character string pointed to by _dest_.

   The strings may not overlap.

   The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
   _wcslen(dest)_+_wcslen(src)_+1 wide characters at _dest_.

RETURN VALUE top

   **wcscat**() returns _dest_.

ATTRIBUTES top

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

STANDARDS top

   C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY top

   POSIX.1-2001, C99.

SEE ALSO top

   [strcat(3)](../man3/strcat.3.html), [wcpcpy(3)](../man3/wcpcpy.3.html), [wcscpy(3)](../man3/wcscpy.3.html), [wcsncat(3)](../man3/wcsncat.3.html)

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