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)