NAME

mbsinit - test for initial shift state

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <wchar.h>

int mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);

DESCRIPTION

The function mbsinit() tests whether *ps corresponds to an initial state.

RETURN VALUE

mbsinit() returns nonzero if *ps is an initial state, or if ps is NULL. Otherwise, it returns 0.

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY

POSIX.1-2001, C99.

NOTES

The behavior of mbsinit() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.

SEE ALSO

mbstate_t(3type), mbrlen(3), mbrtowc(3), mbsrtowcs(3), wcrtomb(3), wcsrtombs(3)