MB_CUR_MAX

MB_CUR_MAX(3)              Linux Programmer's Manual             MB_CUR_MAX(3)



NAME
       MB_CUR_MAX  -  maximum  length  of a multibyte character in the current
       locale

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The MB_CUR_MAX macro defines an integer expression giving  the  maximum
       number of bytes needed to represent a single wide character in the cur-
       rent locale.  It is locale dependent and therefore not  a  compile-time
       constant.

RETURN VALUE
       An  integer  >=  1  and <= MB_LEN_MAX.  The value 1 denotes traditional
       8-bit encoded characters.

CONFORMING TO
       ANSI C, POSIX.1

SEE ALSO
       MB_LEN_MAX(3), mblen(3), mbtowc(3), mbstowcs(3), wctomb(3), wcstombs(3)



Linux                             1999-07-04                     MB_CUR_MAX(3)