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+.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
+.TH "MBSRTOWCS" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
+.\" mbsrtowcs
+.SH NAME
+mbsrtowcs \- convert a character string to a wide-character string
+(restartable)
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.LP
+\fB#include <wchar.h>
+.br
+.sp
+size_t mbsrtowcs(wchar_t *restrict\fP \fIdst\fP\fB, const char **restrict\fP
+\fIsrc\fP\fB,
+.br
+\ \ \ \ \ \ size_t\fP \fIlen\fP\fB, mbstate_t *restrict\fP \fIps\fP\fB);
+.br
+\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+The \fImbsrtowcs\fP() function shall convert a sequence of characters,
+beginning in the conversion state described by the
+object pointed to by \fIps\fP, from the array indirectly pointed to
+by \fIsrc\fP into a sequence of corresponding wide
+characters. If \fIdst\fP is not a null pointer, the converted characters
+shall be stored into the array pointed to by \fIdst\fP.
+Conversion continues up to and including a terminating null character,
+which shall also be stored. Conversion shall stop early in
+either of the following cases:
+.IP " *" 3
+A sequence of bytes is encountered that does not form a valid character.
+.LP
+.IP " *" 3
+\fIlen\fP codes have been stored into the array pointed to by \fIdst\fP
+(and \fIdst\fP is not a null pointer).
+.LP
+.LP
+Each conversion shall take place as if by a call to the \fImbrtowc\fP()
+function.
+.LP
+If \fIdst\fP is not a null pointer, the pointer object pointed to
+by \fIsrc\fP shall be assigned either a null pointer (if
+conversion stopped due to reaching a terminating null character) or
+the address just past the last character converted (if any). If
+conversion stopped due to reaching a terminating null character, and
+if \fIdst\fP is not a null pointer, the resulting state
+described shall be the initial conversion state.
+.LP
+If \fIps\fP is a null pointer, the \fImbsrtowcs\fP() function shall
+use its own internal \fBmbstate_t\fP object, which is
+initialized at program start-up to the initial conversion state. Otherwise,
+the \fBmbstate_t\fP object pointed to by \fIps\fP
+shall be used to completely describe the current conversion state
+of the associated character sequence. The implementation behaves
+as if no function defined in this volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001
+calls \fImbsrtowcs\fP().
+.LP
+The behavior of this function shall be affected by the \fILC_CTYPE\fP
+category of the current locale.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.LP
+If the input conversion encounters a sequence of bytes that do not
+form a valid character, an encoding error occurs. In this
+case, the \fImbsrtowcs\fP() function stores the value of the macro
+[EILSEQ] in \fIerrno\fP and shall return (\fBsize_t\fP)-1;
+the conversion state is undefined. Otherwise, it shall return the
+number of characters successfully converted, not including the
+terminating null (if any).
+.SH ERRORS
+.LP
+The \fImbsrtowcs\fP() function may fail if:
+.TP 7
+.B EINVAL
+\fIps\fP points to an object that contains an invalid conversion state.
+.TP 7
+.B EILSEQ
+Invalid character sequence is detected.
+.sp
+.LP
+\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+None.
+.SH APPLICATION USAGE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH RATIONALE
+.LP
+None.
+.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
+.LP
+None.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.LP
+\fImbsinit\fP() , \fImbrtowc\fP() , the Base Definitions volume of
+IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<wchar.h>\fP
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
+from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
+-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
+Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
+Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
+event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
+The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
+is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
+http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .