_ismbbalpha, _ismbbalpha_l

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Determines whether a particular multibyte character is alpha.

Important

This API cannot be used in applications that execute in the Windows Runtime. For more information, see CRT functions not supported with /ZW.

int _ismbbalpha(
   unsigned int c 
);
int _ismbbalpha_l(
   unsigned int c 
);

Parameters

  • c
    Integer to be tested.

  • locale
    Locale to use.

Return Value

_ismbbalpha returns a nonzero value if the expression:

isalpha || _ismbbkalnum

is nonzero for c, or 0 if it is not. _ismbbalpha uses the current locale for any locale-dependent character settings. _ismbbalpha_l is identical except that it uses the locale passed in.

Requirements

Routine

Required header

_ismbbalpha

<mbctype.h>

_ismbbalpha_l

<mbctype.h>

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

All versions of the C run-time libraries.

.NET Framework Equivalent

Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.

See Also

Reference

Byte Classification

_ismbb Routines