WCSCPY
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
wcpcpy, wcscpy
--- copy a wide-character string, returning a pointer to its end
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wcpcpy(wchar_t *restrict ws1, const wchar_t *restrict ws2);
wchar_t *wcscpy(wchar_t *restrict ws1, const wchar_t *restrict ws2);
DESCRIPTION
For
wcscpy():
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the
ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the
ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
The
wcpcpy()
and
wcscpy()
functions shall copy the wide-character string pointed to by
ws2
(including the terminating null wide-character code) into the array
pointed to by
ws1.
The application shall ensure that there is room for at least
wcslen(ws2)+1
wide characters in the
ws1
array, and that the
ws2
and
ws1
arrays do not overlap.
If copying takes place between objects that overlap, the behavior is
undefined.
RETURN VALUE
The
wcpcpy()
function shall return a pointer to the terminating null wide-character
code copied into the
ws1
buffer.
The
wcscpy()
function shall return
ws1.
No return values are reserved to indicate an error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
strcpy(),
wcsdup(),
wcsncpy()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<wchar.h>
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