_putch, _putwch

Writes a character to the console.

Syntax

int _putch(
   int c
);

wint_t _putwch(
   wchar_t c
);

Parameters

c
Character to be output.

Return value

Returns c if successful. If _putch fails, it returns EOF; if _putwch fails, it returns WEOF.

Remarks

These functions write the character c directly, without buffering, to the console. In Windows NT, _putwch writes Unicode characters using the current console locale setting.

The versions with the _nolock suffix are identical except that they aren't protected from interference by other threads. For more information, see _putch_nolock, _putwch_nolock.

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.

Generic-text routine mappings

Requirements

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

Libraries

All versions of the C run-time libraries.

Example

See the example for _getch.

See also

Console and port I/O
_cprintf, _cprintf_l, _cwprintf, _cwprintf_l
_getch, _getwch