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MBSINIT(3)               BSD Library Functions Manual               MBSINIT(3)

NAME
     mbsinit, mbsinit_l -- determine conversion object status

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <wchar.h>

     int
     mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);

     #include <wchar.h>
     #include <xlocale.h>

     int
     mbsinit_l(const mbstate_t *ps, locale_t loc);

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

     While the mbsinit() function uses the current locale, the mbsinit_l()
     function may be passed a locale directly. See xlocale(3) for more infor-mation. information.
     mation.

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

SEE ALSO
     mbrlen(3), mbrtowc(3), mbsrtowcs(3), multibyte(3), wcrtomb(3),
     wcsrtombs(3), xlocale(3)

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

BSD                              April 8, 2004                             BSD