2.13.7.3 mbtowc
Declaration:
int mbtowc(whcar_t *pwc, const char *str, size_tn);
Examines the multibyte character pointed to by the argument str. The value is converted and stored in the argument pwc if pwc is not null. It scans at most n bytes.
If str is a null pointer, then zero is returned if multibyte characters are not state-dependent (shift state). Otherwise a nonzero value is returned if multibyte character are state-dependent.
If str is not null, then the number of bytes that are contained in the multibyte character pointed to by str are returned. Zero is returned if str points to a null character. A value of -1 is returned if str does not point to a valid multibyte character.