wctrans

Defined in header <wctype.h>
wctrans_t wctrans( const char* str );
(since C95)

Constructs a value of type wctrans_t that describes a LC_CTYPE category of wide character mapping. It may be one of the standard mappings, or a locale-specific mapping, such as "tojhira" or "tojkana".

Parameters

str - C string holding the name of the desired mapping.

The following values of str are supported in all C locales:

Value of str Effect
"toupper" identifies the mapping used by towupper
"tolower" identifies the mapping used by towlower

Return value

wctrans_t object suitable for use with towctrans to map wide characters according to the named mapping of the current C locale or zero if str does not name a mapping supported by the current C locale.

References

  • C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
    • 7.30.3.2.2 The wctrans function (p: 454)
  • C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
    • 7.25.3.2,2 The wctrans function (p: 400)

See also

(C95)
performs character mapping according to the specified LC_CTYPE mapping category
(function)
C++ documentation for wctrans
doc_C_Language
2016-10-10 18:36:46
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