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WCSDUP(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual WCSDUP(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   wcsdup — duplicate a wide-character string

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <wchar.h>

   wchar_t *wcsdup(const wchar_t *_string_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _wcsdup_() function is the wide-character equivalent of the
   _strdup_() function.

   The _wcsdup_() function shall return a pointer to a new wide-
   character string, allocated as if by a call to _malloc_(), which is
   the duplicate of the wide-character string _string_.  The returned
   pointer can be passed to _free_().  A null pointer is returned if
   the new wide-character string cannot be created.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, the _wcsdup_() function shall return a
   pointer to the newly allocated wide-character string. Otherwise,
   it shall return a null pointer and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the
   error.

ERRORS top

   The _wcsdup_() function shall fail if:

   **ENOMEM** Memory large enough for the duplicate string could not be
          allocated.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   For functions that allocate memory as if by _malloc_(), the
   application should release such memory when it is no longer
   required by a call to _free_().  For _wcsdup_(), this is the return
   value.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [free(3p)](../man3/free.3p.html), [strdup(3p)](../man3/strdup.3p.html), [wcscpy(3p)](../man3/wcscpy.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [wchar.h(0p)](../man0/wchar.h.0p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
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