ISALPHA(3) Linux Programmer’s Manual ISALPHA(3)
NAME
isalnum, isalpha, isascii, isblank, iscntrl, isdigit, isgraph, islower, isprint,
ispunct, isspace, isupper, isxdigit - character classification routines
SYNOPSIS
#include <ctype.h>
int isalnum(int c);
int isalpha(int c);
int isascii(int c);
int isblank(int c);
int iscntrl(int c);
int isdigit(int c);
int isgraph(int c);
int islower(int c);
int isprint(int c);
int ispunct(int c);
int isspace(int c);
int isupper(int c);
int isxdigit(int c);
DESCRIPTION
These functions check whether c, which must have the value of an unsigned char or
EOF, falls into a certain character class according to the current locale.
isalnum()
checks for an alphanumeric character; it is equivalent to (isalpha(c) ||
isdigit(c)).
isalpha()
checks for an alphabetic character; in the standard "C" locale, it is equiv-
alent to (isupper(c) || islower(c)). In some locales, there may be addi-
tional characters for which isalpha() is true--letters which are neither
upper case nor lower case.
isascii()
checks whether c is a 7-bit unsigned char value that fits into the ASCII
character set. This function is a BSD extension and is also an SVID exten-
sion.
isblank()
checks for a blank character; that is, a space or a tab. This function is a
GNU extension.
iscntrl()
checks for a control character.
isdigit()
checks for a digit (0 through 9).
isgraph()
checks for any printable character except space.
islower()
checks for a lower-case character.
isprint()
checks for any printable character including space.
ispunct()
checks for any printable character which is not a space or an alphanumeric
character.
isspace()
checks for white-space characters. In the "C" and "POSIX" locales, these
are: space, form-feed (â€â€™\fâ€â€™), newline (â€â€™\nâ€â€™), carriage return (â€â€™\râ€â€™), hori-
zontal tab (â€â€™\tâ€â€™), and vertical tab (â€â€™\vâ€â€™).
isupper()
checks for an uppercase letter.
isxdigit()
checks for a hexadecimal digits, i.e. one of 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f
A B C D E F.
RETURN VALUE
The values returned are nonzero if the character c falls into the tested class, and
a zero value if not.
CONFORMING TO
ANSI - C, BSD 4.3. isascii() is a BSD extension and is also an SVID extension.
isblank() is a GNU extension.
NOTE
The details of what characters belong into which class depend on the current
locale. For example, isupper() will not recognize an A - umlaut as an uppercase
letter in the default C locale.
SEE ALSO
tolower(3), toupper(3), setlocale(3), ascii(7), locale(7)
GNU 1995-09-02 ISALPHA(3)
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