Multibyte Character Function

int _mbbtype(unsigned char c, int type);

Internationalization (I18n) Function Overview

The _mbbtype function returns the type of the byte c within a multibyte character, using the type argument, which is the type of the byte preceding c. The possible values for the type argument and for the function return are:

_MBC_SINGLE (0) to indicate a single-byte character.
_MBC_LEAD (1) to indicate a leading byte of a multibyte character.
_MBC_TRAIL (2) to indicate a trailing byte of a multibyte character.
_MBC_ILLEGAL (-1) to indicate an illegal byte.

I18n Issues

_mbbtype should only be called with multibyte characters; there are no other versions of this function. In addition, _mbbtype depends on the multibyte code page in effect. By default, the multibyte code page is set to the system-default ANSI code page obtained from the operating system at program startup. Use _getmbcp and _setmbcp to query or change the current multibyte code page, respectively.

Recommended Replacements*

Microsoft Windows MBCS	_mbbtype
Microsoft Windows Unicode	none
Microsoft Windows Generic	none

Multibyte Character Functions