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WCTYPE(3)                 Linux Programmer's Manual                WCTYPE(3)
       wctype - wide-character classification
       #include <wctype.h>
       wctype_t wctype(const char *name);
       The wctype_t type represents a property which a wide character may or
       may not have.  In other words, it represents a class of wide
       characters.  This type's nature is implementation-dependent, but the
       special value (wctype_t) 0 denotes an invalid property.  Nonzero
       wctype_t values can be passed to the iswctype(3) function to actually
       test whether a given wide character has the property.
       The wctype() function returns a property, given by its name.  The set
       of valid names depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current
       locale, but the following names are valid in all locales.
           "alnum" - realizes the isalnum(3) classification function
           "alpha" - realizes the isalpha(3) classification function
           "blank" - realizes the isblank(3) classification function
           "cntrl" - realizes the iscntrl(3) classification function
           "digit" - realizes the isdigit(3) classification function
           "graph" - realizes the isgraph(3) classification function
           "lower" - realizes the islower(3) classification function
           "print" - realizes the isprint(3) classification function
           "punct" - realizes the ispunct(3) classification function
           "space" - realizes the isspace(3) classification function
           "upper" - realizes the isupper(3) classification function
           "xdigit" - realizes the isxdigit(3) classification function
       The wctype() function returns a property descriptor if the name is
       valid.  Otherwise, it returns (wctype_t) 0.
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).
       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬────────────────┐
       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value          │
       ├──────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
       │wctype()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe locale │
       └──────────┴───────────────┴────────────────┘
       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
       The behavior of wctype() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the
       current locale.
       iswctype(3)
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