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.TH MB_CUR_MAX 3 2015-08-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"

.SH NAME

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

.SH SYNOPSIS

.nf

.B #include <stdlib.h>

.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION

The

.B MB_CUR_MAX

macro defines an integer expression giving

the maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single

wide character in the current locale.

This value is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.

.SH RETURN VALUE

An integer in the range [1,

.BR MB_LEN_MAX ].

The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.

.SH CONFORMING TO

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR MB_LEN_MAX (3),

.BR mblen (3),

.BR mbstowcs (3),

.BR mbtowc (3),

.BR wcstombs (3),

.BR wctomb (3)

.SH COLOPHON

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