ISSPACE(3) |
FreeBSD Library Functions Manual |
ISSPACE(3) |
NAME
isspace —
white-space character test
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include < ctype.h>
int
isspace( int c);
int
isspace_l( int c, locale_t loc);
DESCRIPTION
The
isspace() function tests for white-space characters. For any locale, this includes the following standard characters:
``\t'' |
``\n'' |
``\v'' |
``\f'' |
``\r'' |
`` '' |
In the "C" locale, isspace() returns non-zero for these characters only. The value of the argument must be representable as an unsigned char or the value of EOF.
The isspace_l() function takes an explicit locale argument, whereas the isspace() function uses the current global or per-thread locale.
RETURN VALUES
The
isspace() and
isspace_l() functions return zero if the character tests false and return non-zero if the character tests true.
COMPATIBILITY
The
4.4BSD extension of accepting arguments outside of the range of the
unsigned char type in locales with large character sets is considered obsolete and may not be supported in future releases. The
iswspace() function should be used instead.
STANDARDS
The
isspace() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (“ISO C90”). The
isspace_l() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (“POSIX.1”).