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2964 need POSIX 2008 locale object support
Reviewed by: Robert Mustacchi <rm@joyent.com>
Reviewed by: Gordon Ross <gordon.ross@nexenta.com>
Approved by: TBD
@@ -1,54 +1,65 @@
'\" te
+.\" Copyright 2014 Garrett D'Amore <garrett@damore.org>
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-.TH MBRLEN 3C "Nov 1, 2003"
+.TH MBRLEN 3C "Jun 21, 2014"
.SH NAME
-mbrlen \- get number of bytes in a character (restartable)
+mbrlen, mbrlen_l \- get number of bytes in a character (restartable)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <wchar.h>
\fBsize_t\fR \fBmbrlen\fR(\fBconst char *restrict\fR \fIs\fR, \fBsize_t\fR \fIn\fR, \fBmbstate_t *restrict\fR \fIps\fR);
.fi
+.LP
+.nf
+#include <wchar.h>
+#include <xlocale.h>
+\fBsize_t\fR \fBmbrlen_l\fR(\fBconst char *restrict\fR \fIs\fR, \fBsize_t\fR \fIn\fR, \fBmbstate_t *restrict\fR \fIps\fR,
+ \fBlocale_t\fR \fIloc\fR);
+.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
.LP
-If \fIs\fR is not a null pointer, \fBmbrlen()\fR determines the number of
-bytes constituting the character pointed to by \fIs\fR. It is equivalent to:
-.sp
-.in +2
+If \fIs\fR is not a null pointer, \fBmbrlen()\fR and \fBmbrlen_l()\fR determine
+the number of bytes constituting the character pointed to by \fIs\fR.
+The call
.nf
+.IP
+\fBmbrlen\fR(\fIs\fR, \fIn\fR, \fIps\fR);
+.fi
+.LP
+is equivalent to:
+.nf
+.IP
mbstate_t internal;
-mbrtowc(NULL, s, n, ps != NULL ? ps : &internal);
+\fBmbrtowc\fR(NULL, \fIs\fR, \fIn\fR, \fIps\fR != NULL ? \fIps\fR : &internal);
.fi
-.in -2
-
-.sp
.LP
-If \fIps\fR is a null pointer, the \fBmbrlen()\fR function uses its own
+If \fIps\fR is a null pointer, the \fBmbrlen()\fR and \fBmbrlen_l()\fR
+functions use their own
internal \fBmbstate_t\fR object, which is initialized at program startup to the
initial conversion state. Otherwise, the \fBmbstate_t\fR object pointed to
by \fIps\fR is used to completely describe the current conversion state of the
-associated character sequence. Solaris will behave as if no function defined in
-the Solaris Reference Manual calls \fBmbrlen()\fR.
-.sp
+associated character sequence. The implemenation will behave as if no function
+defined in the Reference Manual calls \fBmbrlen()\fR.
.LP
-The behavior of this function is affected by the \fBLC_CTYPE\fR category of the
-current locale. See \fBenviron\fR(5).
+The behavior of \fBmbrlen()\fR is affected by the \fBLC_CTYPE\fR category of the
+current locale. See \fBenviron\fR(5). The behavior of \fBmbrlen_l()\fR does not
+use the current enivronment and instead uses the locale specified by \fBloc\fR.
.SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
.LP
-The \fBmbrlen()\fR function returns the first of the following that applies:
+The \fBmbrlen()\fR and \fBmbrlen_l()\fR functions return the first of the
+following that applies:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
@@ -90,13 +101,12 @@
not contribute to a complete and valid character. In this case, \fBEILSEQ\fR
is stored in \fBerrno\fR and the conversion state is undefined.
.RE
.SH ERRORS
-.sp
.LP
-The \fBmbrlen()\fR function may fail if:
+The \fBmbrlen()\fR and \fBmbrlen_l()\fR functions may fail if:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR
.ad
@@ -113,36 +123,39 @@
.RS 10n
Invalid character sequence is detected.
.RE
.SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
-.sp
-
-.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
-Interface Stability Standard
+Interface Stability See below.
_
-MT-Level See NOTES below
+MT-Level MT-Safe
.TE
+.LP
+The
+.B mbrlen()
+function is Standard. The
+.B mbrlen_l()
+function is Uncommitted.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
.LP
-\fBmbrtowc\fR(3C), \fBmbsinit\fR(3C), \fBsetlocale\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5),
+\fBmbrtowc\fR(3C), \fBmbsinit\fR(3C), \fBnewlocale\fR(3C),
+\fBsetlocale\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5),
\fBenviron\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
If \fIps\fR is not a null pointer, \fBmbrlen()\fR uses the \fBmbstate_t\fR
object pointed to by \fIps\fR and the function can be used safely in
multithreaded applications, as long as \fBsetlocale\fR(3C) is not being called
-to change the locale. If \fIps\fR is a null pointer, \fBmbrlen()\fR uses its
-internal \fBmbstate_t\fR object and the function is Unsafe in multithreaded
-applications.
+to change the locale or a per-thread locale has been installed on the calling
+thread with \fBuselocale\fR(3C). If \fIps\fR is a null pointer, \fBmbrlen()\fR
+uses its internal \fBmbstate_t\fR object and the function is Unsafe in
+multithreaded applications.