mbsinit(3) Library Functions Manual mbsinit(3) NAME mbsinit - test for initial shift state LIBRARY Standard C library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS #include 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). +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+ |Interface | Attribute | Value | +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+ |mbsinit () | Thread safety | MT-Safe | +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+ 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) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-03 mbsinit(3)