std::basic_ios::widen

char_type widen( char c ) const;

Converts a character c to its equivalent in the current locale. The result is converted from char to character type used within the stream if needed.

Effectively calls std::use_facet< std::ctype<char_type> >(getloc()).widen(c).

[edit] Parameters

c

-

character to convert

[edit] Return value

Character converted to char_type

[edit] See also

narrow	narrows characters (public member function)
do_widen [virtual]	converts a character or characters from `char` to `charT` (virtual protected member function of `std::ctype`)
btowc	widens a single-byte narrow character to wide character, if possible (function)

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I/O manipulators
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basic_ios::basic_ios
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basic_ios::good
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basic_ios::bad
basic_ios::operator!
basic_ios::operator bool
basic_ios::rdstate
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basic_ios::exceptions
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basic_ios::rdbuf
basic_ios::tie
basic_ios::narrow
basic_ios::widen
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basic_ios::init
basic_ios::move
basic_ios::swap
basic_ios::set_rdbuf