getwchar(3S)
NAME
getwchar − get wide character from stdin stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t getwchar(void);
DESCRIPTION
The getwchar() function is equivalent to getwc(stdin).
RETURN VALUES
Refer to fgetwc(3S).
ERRORS
Refer to fgetwc(3S).
USAGE
If the wint_t value returned by getwchar() is stored into a variable of type wchar_t and then compared against the wint_t macro WEOF, the comparison may never succeed, because wchar_t is defined as unsigned.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| MT-Level | MT-Safe |
SEE ALSO
fgetwc(3S), getwc(3S), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.6 — Last change: 22 Apr 1997