MB_LEN_MAX(3)      Linux Programmer's Manual      MB_LEN_MAX(3)





NAME
       MB_LEN_MAX  -  maximum  multibyte  length of a character
       across all locales

SYNOPSIS
       #include <limits.h>

       #define MB_LEN_MAX constant-expression

DESCRIPTION
       The MB_LEN_MAX macro is the upper bound for  the  number
       of  bytes  needed  to represent a single wide character,
       across all locales.

RETURN VALUE
       A constant integer >= 1.

CONFORMING TO
       ANSI C, POSIX.1

NOTES
       The entities MB_LEN_MAX and sizeof(wchar_t) are  totally
       unrelated.  In  the  GNU libc, MB_LEN_MAX is typically 6
       while sizeof(wchar_t) is 4.

SEE ALSO
       MB_CUR_MAX(3)



Linux                     July 4, 1999            MB_LEN_MAX(3)
