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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "GETWCHAR" 3P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" getwchar
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.SH NAME
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getwchar \- get a wide character from a stdin stream
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB#include <wchar.h>
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.br
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.sp
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wint_t getwchar(void);
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.br
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\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIgetwchar\fP() function shall be equivalent to \fIgetwc\fP(\fIstdin\fP).
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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Refer to \fIfgetwc\fP() .
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.SH ERRORS
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.LP
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Refer to \fIfgetwc\fP() .
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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If the \fBwint_t\fP value returned by \fIgetwchar\fP() is stored into
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a variable of type \fBwchar_t\fP and then compared
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against the \fBwint_t\fP macro WEOF, the result may be incorrect.
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Only the \fBwint_t\fP type is guaranteed to be able to
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represent any wide character and WEOF.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIfgetwc\fP() , \fIgetwc\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<wchar.h>\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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