man getwc () - get a wide character from a stream
NAME
getwc - get a wide character from a stream
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdio.h>
#include <wchar.h>
wint_t getwc(FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
The getwc() function shall be equivalent to fgetwc(), except that if it is implemented as a macro it may evaluate stream more than once, so the argument should never be an expression with side effects.
RETURN VALUE
Refer to fgetwc() .
ERRORS
Refer to fgetwc() .
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
Since it may be implemented as a macro, getwc() may treat incorrectly a stream argument with side effects. In particular, getwc(*f++) does not necessarily work as expected. Therefore, use of this function is not recommended; fgetwc() should be used instead.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
fgetwc() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <stdio.h>, <wchar.h>
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 .