wctomb

Syntax

#include <stdlib.h> int wctomb(char *s, wchar_t wchar);

Description

Convert a wide character to a multibyte character. The string s must be at least MB_LEN_MAX bytes long.

Return Value

The number of characters stored.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	C89; C99
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001

Example

char s[MB_LEN_MAX]; int mlen = wctomb(s, wc);