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NAME
isascii — test for a 7-bit US-ASCII character
SYNOPSIS
#include <ctype.h> int isascii(int c);
DESCRIPTION
The isascii() function shall test whether c is a 7-bit US-ASCII character code.
The isascii() function is defined on all integer values.
RETURN VALUE
The isascii() function shall return non-zero if c is a 7-bit US-ASCII character code between 0 and octal
0177 inclusive; otherwise, it shall return 0.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The isascii() function cannot be used portably in a localized application.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
The isascii() function may be removed in a future version.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <ctype.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
and The Open Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the event
of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original
IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.unix.org/online.html .
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