isascii - Man Page

test for a 7-bit US-ASCII character

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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.1-2017, <ctype.h>

Referenced By

ctype.h(0p), localeconv(3p), toascii(3p).

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