NAME¶

std::basic_ios::widen - std::basic_ios::widen

Synopsis¶

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).

Parameters¶

c - character to convert

Return value¶

Character converted to char_type

See also¶

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