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.\" Copyright (c) Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>
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.TH MB_CUR_MAX 3 1999-07-04 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
MB_CUR_MAX \- maximum length of a multibyte character in the current locale
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <stdlib.h>
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B 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.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
An integer >= 1 and <= MB_LEN_MAX.
The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.
.SH "CONFORMING TO"
ANSI C, POSIX.1
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR MB_LEN_MAX (3),
.BR mblen (3),
.BR mbstowcs (3),
.BR mbtowc (3),
.BR wcstombs (3),
.BR wctomb (3)