NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     mbsinit -- determine conversion object status

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <wchar.h>

     int
     mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The mbsinit() function determines whether the mbstate_t object pointed to
     by ps describes an initial conversion state.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The mbsinit() function returns non-zero if ps is NULL or describes an
     initial conversion state, otherwise it returns zero.

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The mbsinit() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The current implementation does not support shift states; mbsinit()
     always returns non-zero.


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