WCSCPY
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2003
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NAME
wcscpy - copy a wide-character string
SYNOPSIS
#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wcscpy(wchar_t *restrict ws1, const wchar_t *restrict
ws2);
DESCRIPTION
The wcscpy() function shall copy the wide-character string pointed
to by ws2 (including the terminating null
wide-character code) into the array pointed to by ws1. If copying
takes place between objects that overlap, the behavior is
undefined.
RETURN VALUE
The wcscpy() function shall return ws1; no return value
is reserved to indicate an error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
wcsncpy(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
<wchar.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. 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.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .