Reading Input Data

Reading Input Data

Input can be divided into two categories: user events and other data. This section deals with nonuser-originated data, which is assumed to come from file descriptors or streams. User events are discussed in "User Input".

It is generally fair to assume that unless otherwise specified, data read by an application is encoded suitably for the current locale. Text strings typically are in MB format.

Streams can be read in WC format by using routines defined in widec.h.