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WCWIDTH(3) Linux Programmer's Manual WCWIDTH(3)
NAME
wcwidth - determine columns needed for a wide character
SYNOPSIS
#define _XOPEN_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <wchar.h>
int wcwidth(wchar_t c);
DESCRIPTION
The wcwidth() function returns the number of columns needed to represent the wide character c. If c is a printable wide character, the value is at least 0. If
c is null wide character (L'\0'), the value is 0. Otherwise, -1 is returned.
RETURN VALUE
The wcwidth() function returns the number of column positions for c.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
│wcwidth() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe locale │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────┘
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
Note that glibc before 2.2.5 used the prototype
int wcwidth(wint_t c);
NOTES
The behavior of wcwidth() depends on the LC_CTYPE category of the current locale.
SEE ALSO
iswprint(3), wcswidth(3)
GNU 2021-03-22 WCWIDTH(3)