WCTRANS(3C) Standard C Library Functions WCTRANS(3C)
NAME
towctrans, towctrans_l, wctrans, wctrans_l - define and perform
transliteration mappings
SYNOPSIS
#include <wctype.h>
wint_t towctrans(
wint_t wc,
wctrans_t desc);
wint_t towctrans_l(
wint_t wc,
wctrans_t desc,
locale_t loc);
wctrans_t wctrans(
const char * tranclass);
wctrans_t wctrans_l(
const char * tranclass,
locale_t loc);
DESCRIPTION
The functions
wctrans() and
wctrans_l() are used to obtain a handle to a
table that maps one set of wide characters to another. They return an
object of type
wctrans_t which can be used with the functions
towctrans() and
towctrans_l(). The valid set of classes that are available depends
on the locale. The following names are valid in all locales:
"tolower"
Conversion from upper case to lower case characters.
"toupper"
Conversion from lower case to upper case characters.
The
towctrans() and
towctrans_l() functions convert the wide character
wc based on the conversion table specified by
desc.
The functions
towctrans_l() and
wctrans_l() are equivalent to the
functions
towctrans() and
wctrans(), but instead of operating in the
current locale, they operate on the locale specified by
loc.
RETURN VALUES
On successful completion,
towctrans() and
towctrans_l() functions return
the character that corresponds to the argument passed through the mapping
table described by
desc. Otherwise, they return the character unchanged
and set
errno. On successful completion,
wctrans() and
wctrans_l() functions return a non-zero identifier for
tranclass. On failure, they
return zero and set
errno.
ERRORS
The
wctrans() and
wctrans_l() functions will fail if:
EINVAL The mapping class specified by
tranclass does not exist or is
invalid.
The
towctrans() and
towctrans_l() functions will fail if:
EINVAL The mapping class specified by
desc is invalid.
ATTRIBUTES
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
newlocale(3C),
setlocale(3C),
towlower(3C),
towupper(3C),
environ(7),
locale(7) June 25, 2014
WCTRANS(3C)