Multibyte Character Function

int _mbsbtype(const unsigned char *mbstr, size_t count);

Internationalization (I18n) Function Overview

The _mbsbtype function returns the type of the byte within the multibyte string mbstr, indexed by count. The return values for _mbsbtype 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

_mbsbtype should only be called with multibyte characters; there are no other versions of this function. In addition, _mbsbtype 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	_mbsbtype
Microsoft Windows Unicode	none
Microsoft Windows Generic	none

Multibyte Character Functions