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NAME

13       isblank, isblank_l — test for a blank character
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <ctype.h>
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18       int isblank(int c);
19       int isblank_l(int c, locale_t locale);
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DESCRIPTION

22       For isblank(): The functionality described on this  reference  page  is
23       aligned  with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements
24       described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume  of
25       POSIX.1‐2008 defers to the ISO C standard.
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27       The isblank() and isblank_l() functions shall test whether c is a char‐
28       acter of class blank in the current locale, or  in  the  locale  repre‐
29       sented  by  locale,  respectively;  see  the Base Definitions volume of
30       POSIX.1‐2008, Chapter 7, Locale.
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32       The c argument is a type int, the value of which the application  shall
33       ensure is a character representable as an unsigned char or equal to the
34       value of the macro EOF. If the argument has any other value, the behav‐
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37       The  behavior is undefined if the locale argument to isblank_l() is the
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RETURN VALUE

42       The isblank() and isblank_l() functions shall return non-zero if c is a
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ERRORS

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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

54       To ensure applications  portability,  especially  across  natural  lan‐
55       guages,  only  these functions and the functions in the reference pages
56       listed in the SEE ALSO section should be used for character classifica‐
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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

66       isalnum(),   isalpha(),  iscntrl(),  isdigit(),  isgraph(),  islower(),
67       isprint(), ispunct(), isspace(),  isupper(),  isxdigit(),  setlocale(),
68       uselocale()
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70       The  Base  Definitions  volume  of  POSIX.1‐2008,  Chapter  7,  Locale,
71       <ctype.h>, <locale.h>
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