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authortjr <tjr@FreeBSD.org>2002-10-06 10:15:38 +0000
committertjr <tjr@FreeBSD.org>2002-10-06 10:15:38 +0000
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Add a note to the Compatiblity section suggesting that these functions
only be used for byte values. Add cross-references to the wide-char counterparts.
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diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/islower.3 b/lib/libc/locale/islower.3
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
.\" @(#)islower.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dd October 6, 2002
.Dt ISLOWER 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -77,8 +77,20 @@ The
.Fn islower
function returns zero if the character tests false and
returns non-zero if the character tests true.
+.Sh COMPATIBILITY
+Although
+.Fn islower
+accepts arguments outside of the range of the
+.Vt "unsigned char"
+type in locales with large character sets,
+this is a
+.Bx 4.4
+extension and the
+.Fn iswlower
+function should be used instead for maximum portability.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ctype 3 ,
+.Xr iswlower 3 ,
.Xr multibyte 3 ,
.Xr tolower 3 ,
.Xr ascii 7
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