--- mbsinit.3.orig Fri Mar 11 19:44:47 2005 +++ mbsinit.3 Fri Mar 11 19:55:14 2005 @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ .Dt MBSINIT 3 .Os .Sh NAME -.Nm mbsinit +.Nm mbsinit , +.Nm mbsinit_l .Nd "determine conversion object status" .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc @@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ .In wchar.h .Ft int .Fn mbsinit "const mbstate_t *ps" +.In xlocale.h +.Ft int +.Fn mbsinit_l "const mbstate_t *ps" "locale_t loc" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn mbsinit @@ -44,6 +48,14 @@ object pointed to by .Fa ps describes an initial conversion state. +.Pp +While the +.Fn mbsinit +function uses the current locale, the +.Fn mbsinit_l +function may be passed a locale directly. See +.Xr xlocale 3 +for more information. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn mbsinit @@ -59,7 +71,8 @@ .Xr mbsrtowcs 3 , .Xr multibyte 3 , .Xr wcrtomb 3 , -.Xr wcsrtombs 3 +.Xr wcsrtombs 3 , +.Xr xlocale 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn mbsinit