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fputwc(3) Library Functions Manualfputwc(3)fputwc, putwc - write a wide character to a FILE stream
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <stdio.h>#include <wchar.h>wint_t fputwc(wchar_twc, FILE *stream);wint_t putwc(wchar_twc, FILE *stream);
Thefputwc() function is the wide-character equivalent of thefputc(3) function. It writes the wide characterwc tostream. Ifferror(stream) becomes true, it returnsWEOF. If a wide-character conversion error occurs, it setserrno toEILSEQand returnsWEOF. Otherwise, it returnswc. Theputwc() function or macro functions identically tofputwc(). It may be implemented as a macro, and may evaluate its argument more than once. There is no reason ever to use it. For nonlocking counterparts, seeunlocked_stdio(3).
On success,fputwc() function returnswc. Otherwise,WEOFis returned, anderrno is set to indicate the error.
Apart from the usual ones, there isEILSEQConversion ofwc to the stream's encoding fails.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │fputwc(),putwc() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
The behavior offputwc() depends on theLC_CTYPEcategory of the current locale. In the absence of additional information passed to thefopen(3) call, it is reasonable to expect thatfputwc() will actually write the multibyte sequence corresponding to the wide characterwc.
fgetwc(3),fputws(3),unlocked_stdio(3)
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