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16 .TH WCSNCPY 3 2015-08-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
18 wcsncpy \- copy a fixed-size string of wide characters
23 .BI "wchar_t *wcsncpy(wchar_t *" dest ", const wchar_t *" src ", size_t " n );
28 function is the wide-character equivalent of the
33 wide characters from the wide-character
36 including the terminating null wide character (L\(aq\e0\(aq),
37 to the array pointed to by
44 If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is smaller than
46 the remaining wide characters in the array
50 with null wide characters.
51 If the length \fIwcslen(src)\fP is greater than or equal
54 the string pointed to by
56 will not be terminated by a null wide character.
58 The strings may not overlap.
60 The programmer must ensure that there is room for at least
70 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
76 Interface Attribute Value
79 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
82 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.