1ISCNTRL(3P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               ISCNTRL(3P)
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PROLOG

6       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
7       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
8       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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NAME

12       iscntrl - test for a control character
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SYNOPSIS

15       #include <ctype.h>
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17       int iscntrl(int c);
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DESCRIPTION

21       The iscntrl() function shall test whether c is  a  character  of  class
22       cntrl  in the program's current locale; see the Base Definitions volume
23       of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Chapter 7, Locale.
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25       The c argument is a type int, the value of which the application  shall
26       ensure is a character representable as an unsigned char or equal to the
27       value of the macro EOF. If the argument has any other value, the behav‐
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RETURN VALUE

31       The  iscntrl() function shall return non-zero if c is a control charac‐
32       ter; otherwise, it shall return 0.
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ERRORS

35       No errors are defined.
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37       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

43       To ensure applications  portability,  especially  across  natural  lan‐
44       guages,  only  this  function  and those listed in the SEE ALSO section
45       should be used for character classification.
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

54       isalnum(),  isalpha(),  isdigit(),  isgraph(),  islower(),   isprint(),
55       ispunct(), isspace(), isupper(), isxdigit(), setlocale(), the Base Def‐
56       initions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Chapter 7, Locale, <ctype.h>
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59       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
60       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
61       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
62       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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64       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
65       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
66       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
67       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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