1GETWCHAR(P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               GETWCHAR(P)
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NAME

6       getwchar - get a wide character from a stdin stream
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <wchar.h>
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11       wint_t getwchar(void);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The getwchar() function shall be equivalent to getwc(stdin).
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RETURN VALUE

18       Refer to fgetwc() .
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ERRORS

21       Refer to fgetwc() .
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23       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

29       If the wint_t value returned by getwchar() is stored into a variable of
30       type wchar_t and then compared  against  the  wint_t  macro  WEOF,  the
31       result may be incorrect.  Only the wint_t type is guaranteed to be able
32       to represent any wide character and WEOF.
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

41       fgetwc()   ,   getwc()   ,   the    Base    Definitions    volume    of
42       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <wchar.h>
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45       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
46       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
47       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
48       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
49       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
50       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
51       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
52       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
53       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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