std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>:: widen

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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

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