getwchar(3C)

NAME

     getwchar - get wide character from stdin stream

SYNOPSIS

     #include <wchar.h>

     wint_t getwchar(void);

DESCRIPTION

     The getwchar() function is equivalent to getwc(stdin).

RETURN VALUES

     Refer to fgetwc(3C).

ERRORS

     Refer to fgetwc(3C).

USAGE

     If the wint_t value returned by getwchar() is stored into  a
     variable  of  type  wchar_t  and  then  compared against the
     wint_t macro WEOF, the comparison may never succeed  because
     wchar_t is defined as unsigned.

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     fgetwc(3C), getwc(3C), attributes(5)