towlower(), towlower_l() -- convert wide character to lowercase

SYNOPSIS

#include <wctype.h>

wint_t towlower(wint_t wc);

wint_t towlower_l(wint_t wc, locale_t locale);

DESCRIPTION

The towlower() (and towlower()) function converts an uppercase letter to the corresponding lowercase letter. The call towlower(wc) is equivalent to:

towctrans(wc, wctrans("tolower"));

PARAMETERS

wc: Is a wide character code corresponding to a valid character in the current locale or the value of the macro WEOF.
locale: Is a locale_t perhaps returned by newlocale() or LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE or 0 for the current thread locale set with uselocale().

If the parameter is a wide character for which iswupper() (or iswupper_l()) is true and there is a corresponding wide character for which iswlower() (or iswupper_l()) is true, the towlower() (and towlower_l()) function returns the corresponding wide character. Otherwise, the parameter is returned unchanged.

CONFORMANCE

towlower() conforms to ANSI/ISO 9899-1990/AM 1-1995.

MULTITHREAD SAFETY LEVEL

MT-Safe, with exceptions.

The function towlower() is MT-Safe as long as no thread calls setlocale() while this function is executing.

The function towlower_l() is MT-Safe as long as no thread calls freelocale() on locale while this function is executing.

PORTING ISSUES

None.

AVAILABILITY

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towlower(), towlower_l()
convert wide character to lowercase

Function