MB_CUR_MAX(3)

NAME
MB_CUR_MAX - maximum multibyte length of a character in the current locale

SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>

#define MB_CUR_MAX expression

DESCRIPTION
The MB_CUR_MAX macro returns the maximum number of bytes needed to represent a single wide character in the current locale. It is locale dependent and therefore not a compile-time constant.

RETURN VALUE
An integer >= 1 and <= MB_LEN_MAX. The value 1 denotes traditional 8-bit encoded characters.

CONFORMING TO
ANSI C, POSIX.1

SEE ALSO
MB_LEN_MAX(3), mblen(3), mbtowc(3), mbstowcs(3), wctomb(3), wcstombs(3)