mb_cur_max(3) - Linux man page
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 current locale. It is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.
Return Value
An integer in the range [1, MB_LEN_MAX]. The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.
Conforming to
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
See Also
mb_len_max(3), mblen(3), mbstowcs(3), mbtowc(3),
wcstombs(3), wctomb(3)