ISSPECIAL(3)             BSD Library Functions Manual             ISSPECIAL(3)

NAME
     isspecial -- special character test

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <ctype.h>

     int
     isspecial(int c);

DESCRIPTION
     The isspecial() function tests for a special character.  Special charac-
     ters are locale dependent, and not necessarily consistent between differ-
     ent locales.  Examples might include fractions and numbers inside cir-
     cles.

RETURN VALUES
     The isspecial() function returns zero if the character tests false and
     returns non-zero if the character tests true.

SEE ALSO
     ctype(3), iswspecial(3), isalnum_l

HISTORY
     The isspecial() function appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD                             March 30, 2004                             BSD