SYNOPSIS

     #include <wchar.h>

     int
     mbsinit(const mbstate_t *ps);

     #include <xlocale.h>

     int
     mbsinit_l(const mbstate_t *ps, locale_t loc);

DESCRIPTION

     The mbsinit() function determines whether the mbstate_t object pointed to
     by ps describes an initial conversion state.

     While the mbsinit() function uses the current locale, the mbsinit_l()
     function may be passed a locale directly. See xlocale(3) for more infor-
     mation.

RETURN VALUES

     The mbsinit() function returns non-zero if ps is NULL or describes an
     initial conversion state, otherwise it returns zero.

SEE ALSO

     mbrlen(3), mbrtowc(3), mbsrtowcs(3), multibyte(3), wcrtomb(3),
     wcsrtombs(3), xlocale(3)

STANDARDS

     The mbsinit() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').

BSD                              April 8, 2004                             BSD