std::getwchar

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fgetc fgets fputc fputs getchar gets (until C++14) putchar puts ungetc	fgetwc fgetws fputwc fputws getwchar putwchar ungetwc
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Defined in header <cwchar>
wint_t getwchar();

Reads the next wide character from stdin.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

The obtained wide character or WEOF if an error has occurred or the end of file reached

See also

getchar	reads a character from stdin (function)
fgetwcgetwc	gets a wide character from a file stream (function)