NEXTWCTYPE(3)

🦋 nextwctype(3) — iterate through character classes 🦋

okay bestie, this is nextwctype(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and she is here to help you walk through character classes one character at a time. no cap, it's giving “tiny utility, main character energy.” 💅

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🌸 NAME 🌸

nextwctype — iterate through character classes

💖 LIBRARY 💖

Standard C Library (libc, -lc) — yes, she lives right there in libc, bestie.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <wctype.h>

wint_t
nextwctype(wint_t ch, wctype_t wct);

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

okay so nextwctype() literally determines the next character after ch that is a member of character class wct. that's the whole assignment, and she ate. 💅

and if ch is -1, the search begins at the first member of wct — cute, right? it's just starting from the top. 🦋

🌈 RETURN VALUES 🌈

nextwctype() returns the next character, or -1 if there are no more. that's it. that's the return contract, iykyk. 💜

⚠️ COMPATIBILITY ⚠️

no cap, important caveat: this function is a non-standard FreeBSD extension and should not be used where the standard iswctype() function would suffice. so like… use the standard one when it does the job, bestie. periodt. 💀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• wctype(3) — the related manual page, go peek at it when you need the character-class lore. 📖✨

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

nextwctype() appeared in FreeBSD 5.4. iconic behavior, honestly. 🌸

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💖 cute sign-off: this manual page is from Debian, dated July 21, 2005. bye bestie! 💖