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iswalpha(3) | Library Functions Manual | iswalpha(3) |
NAME¶
iswalpha - test for alphabetic wide character
LIBRARY¶
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <wctype.h>
int iswalpha(wint_t wc);
DESCRIPTION¶
The iswalpha() function is the wide-character equivalent of the isalpha(3) function. It tests whether wc is a wide character belonging to the wide-character class "alpha".
The wide-character class "alpha" is a subclass of the wide-character class "alnum", and therefore also a subclass of the wide-character class "graph" and of the wide-character class "print".
Being a subclass of the wide-character class "print", the wide-character class "alpha" is disjoint from the wide-character class "cntrl".
Being a subclass of the wide-character class "graph", the wide-character class "alpha" is disjoint from the wide-character class "space" and its subclass "blank".
Being a subclass of the wide-character class "alnum", the wide-character class "alpha" is disjoint from the wide-character class "punct".
The wide-character class "alpha" is disjoint from the wide-character class "digit".
The wide-character class "alpha" contains the wide-character classes "upper" and "lower".
The wide-character class "alpha" always contains at least the letters 'A' to 'Z' and 'a' to 'z'.
RETURN VALUE¶
The iswalpha() function returns nonzero if wc is a wide character belonging to the wide-character class "alpha". Otherwise, it returns zero.
ATTRIBUTES¶
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
iswalpha () | Thread safety | MT-Safe locale |
STANDARDS¶
C11, POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY¶
POSIX.1-2001, C99.
NOTES¶
The behavior of iswalpha() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.
SEE ALSO¶
2024-05-02 | Linux man-pages 6.9.1 |