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35 .Nd "convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable)"
42 .Fa "wchar_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
43 .Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
48 .Fa "char16_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
49 .Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
53 .Fa "char32_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
54 .Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps"
59 .Fa "wchar_t * restrict pc" "const char * restrict s" "size_t n"
60 .Fa "mbstate_t * restrict ps" "locale_t locale"
69 functions inspect at most
73 to determine the number of bytes needed to complete the next multibyte
75 If a character can be completed, and
79 the wide character which is represented by
92 these functions behave as if
107 is used to keep track of the shift state.
110 these functions use an internal, static
112 object, which is initialized to the initial conversion state
117 is not large enough to represent certain multibyte characters, the
119 function may need to be invoked multiple times to convert a single
120 multibyte character sequence.
124 function takes an explicit
126 argument, whereas the
128 function uses the current global or per-thread locale.
137 .Bl -tag -width indent
142 represent the null wide character
147 or fewer bytes represent a valid character, these functions
148 return the number of bytes used to complete the multibyte character.
149 .It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-1
150 An encoding error has occurred.
153 or fewer bytes do not contribute to a valid multibyte character.
154 .It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-2
157 contribute to, but do not complete, a valid multibyte character sequence,
160 bytes have been processed.
165 function also returns:
166 .Bl -tag -width indent
167 .It Po Vt size_t Pc Ns \-3
168 The next character resulting from a previous call has been stored.
169 No bytes from the input have been consumed.
178 functions will fail if:
181 An invalid multibyte sequence was detected.
183 The conversion state is invalid.