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ISBLANK(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual ISBLANK(3)
NAME
isblank, isblank_l - space or tab character test
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <ctype.h>
int
isblank(int c);
int
isblank_l(int c, locale_t loc);
DESCRIPTION
The isblank() and isblank_l() functions test for a space or tab
character. For any locale, this includes the following standard
characters:
"\t" " "
In the "C" locale, a successful isblank() or isblank_l() test is limited
to these characters only. The value of the argument must be
representable as an unsigned char or the value of EOF.
The isblank_l() function takes an explicit locale argument, whereas the
isblank() function uses the current global or per-thread locale.
RETURN VALUES
The isblank() and isblank_l() functions return zero if the character
tests false and return non-zero if the character tests true.
COMPATIBILITY
The 4.4BSD extension of accepting arguments outside of the range of the
unsigned char type in locales with large character sets is considered
obsolete and may not be supported in future releases. The iswblank() or
iswblank_l() function should be used instead.
SEE ALSO
ctype(3), ctype_l(3), iswblank(3), iswblank_l(3), xlocale(3), ascii(7)
STANDARDS
The isblank() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 ("ISO C99"). The
isblank_l() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 ("POSIX.1").
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 December 19, 2022 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11