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<h3 class="section">6.21 <code>wcpncpy</code>—copy part of a wide-character string returning a pointer to its end</h3>
<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>
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<pre class="example">#include <wchar.h>
wchar_t *wcpncpy(wchar_t *__restrict <var>s1</var>,
const wchar_t *__restrict <var>s2</var>, size_t <var>n</var>);
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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
The <code>wcpncpy</code> function copies not more than n wide-character codes
(wide-character codes that follow a null wide-character code are not
copied) from the array pointed to by <var>s2</var> to the array pointed to
by <var>s1</var>. If copying takes place between objects that overlap, the
behaviour is undefined.
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<p>If the array pointed to by <var>s2</var> is a wide-character string that is
shorter than <var>n</var> wide-character codes, null wide-character codes are
appended to the copy in the array pointed to by <var>s1</var>, until <var>n</var>
wide-character codes in all are written.
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<p><strong>Returns</strong><br>
The <code>wcpncpy</code> function returns <var>s1</var>; no return value is reserved to
indicate an error.
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<p><strong>Portability</strong><br>
<code>wcpncpy</code> is ISO/IEC 9899/AMD1:1995 (ISO C).
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<p>No supporting OS subroutines are required.
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