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ISWALPHA(3) Linux Programmer's Manual ISWALPHA(3)

NAME

iswalpha - test for alphabetic wide character

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.

CONFORMING TO

C99.

NOTES

The behavior of iswalpha() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.

SEE ALSO

isalpha(3), iswctype(3)

COLOPHON

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