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NAME

13       isspace, isspace_l — test for a white-space character
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SYNOPSIS

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

22       For isspace(): 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 isspace() and isspace_l() functions shall test whether c is a char‐
28       acter of class space 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 an 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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RETURN VALUE

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

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48       The following sections are informative.
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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
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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(), isupper(), isxdigit(), setlocale(), uselocale()
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69       The  Base  Definitions  volume  of  POSIX.1‐2008,  Chapter  7,  Locale,
70       <ctype.h>, <locale.h>
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