WCSCPY
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2019-03-06
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NAME
wcscpy - copy a wide-character string
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wcscpy(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src);
DESCRIPTION
The
wcscpy()
function is the wide-character equivalent
of the
strcpy(3)
function.
It copies the wide-character string pointed to by
src,
including the terminating null wide character (L'\0'),
to the array pointed to by
dest.
The strings may not overlap.
The programmer must ensure that there is
room for at least
wcslen(src)+1
wide characters at
dest.
RETURN VALUE
wcscpy()
returns
dest.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value
|
|
wcscpy()
| Thread safety | MT-Safe
|
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99.
SEE ALSO
strcpy(3),
wcpcpy(3),
wcscat(3),
wcsdup(3),
wmemcpy(3)
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