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.TH wint_t 3type (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
.SH NAME
wint_t,
WEOF
\-
integer type capable of storing any wchar_t of WEOF
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <wchar.h>
.P
.BR typedef " /* ... */ " wint_t;
.P
.BR "#define WEOF        " "/* ... */"
.P
.B #include <stdint.h>
.P
.BR "#define WINT_WIDTH  " "/* ... */"
.BR "#define WINT_MAX    " "/* ... */"
.BR "#define WINT_MIN    " "/* ... */"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I wint_t
is a type used in functions that work with wide characters.
It is capable of storing any valid wchar_t or WEOF.
It is an integer type.
.P
.B WEOF
is used by wide-character functions
to indicate the end of an input file
or an error.
It is of type
.IR wint_t .
.SH STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
.SH HISTORY
C99, POSIX.1-2001.
.P
The
.B WINT_WIDTH
macro was added in C23.
.SH NOTES
The following header also provides
.I wint_t
and
.BR WEOF :
.IR <wctype.h> .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR wchar_t (3type),
.BR fputwc (3)