mblen

Syntax

#include <stdlib.h> int mblen(const char *s, size_t n);

Description

This function returns the number of characters of string s that make up the next multibyte character. No more than n characters are checked.

If s is NULL, the internal shift state is reset.

Return Value

The number of characters that comprise the next multibyte character.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	C89; C99
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001

Example

int n = mblen(string, INT_MAX); string += n;