wcsrtombs() function in C/C++

Last Updated : 08 Jun, 2021

The wcsrtombs() function converts wide character to multibyte string. This function converts the wide character string represented by *src to corresponding multibyte character string and is stored in the character array pointed to by dest if dest is not null. A maximum of len characters are written to dest.
Syntax:

size_t wcsrtombs( char* dest, const wchar_t** src, size_t len, mbstate_t* ps )

Parameters: The function accepts four mandatory parameters which are described below:

dest : Pointer to an array of char elements long enough to store a string of max bytes
src : Pointer to a wide string to be translated
len : Maximum number of bytes available in dest array
ps : Pointer to the conversion state object

Return value : The function returns two value as below:

On success it returns the number of bytes written to dest(not including the eventual terminating null character)
If some error occurs then -1 is returned and errno is set to EILSEQ.

Below programs illustrate the above function:
Program 1:

CPP

// C++ program to illustrate
// wcsrtombs() function
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
 
    // initialize the string
    const wchar_t* src = L"Geekforgeeks";
 
    // maximum length of the dest
    char dest[20];
 
    // initial state
    mbstate_t ps = mbstate_t();
 
    // maximum length of multibyte character
    int len = 12;
 
    // function to convert wide-character
    // to multibyte string
    int value = wcsrtombs(dest, &src, len, &ps);
 
    cout << "Number of multibyte characters = " << value << endl;
 
    cout << "Multibyte characters written = " << dest << endl;
 
    return 0;
}

Output:

Number of multibyte characters = 12
Multibyte characters written = Geekforgeeks

Program 2:

CPP

// C++ program to illustrate
// wcsrtombs() function
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
 
    // initialize the string
    const wchar_t* src = L"This website is the best";
 
    // maximum length of the dest
    char dest[20];
 
    // initial state
    mbstate_t ps = mbstate_t();
 
    // maximum length of multibyte character
    int len = 14;
 
    // function to convert wide-character
    // to multibyte string
    int value = wcsrtombs(dest, &src, len, &ps);
 
    cout << "Number of multibyte characters = " << value << endl;
 
    cout << "Multibyte characters written = " << dest << endl;
 
    return 0;
}

Output:

Number of multibyte characters = 14
Multibyte characters written = This website i

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