Name
wcslen - determine the length of a wide-character string Library
Standard C library ( libc ", " -lc ) Synopsis
#include <wchar.h>
size_t wcslen(const wchar_t * s );
Description
The wcslen() function is the wide-character equivalent of the strlen(3) function. It determines the length of the wide-character string pointed to by s
, excluding the terminating null wide character (L'\e0'). Return Value
The wcslen() function returns the number of wide characters in s
. Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). allbox; lbx lb lb Interface | Attribute | Value |
T{ wcslen() T} | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
Notes
In cases where the input buffer may not contain a terminating null wide character, wcsnlen(3) should be used instead.