__CcsidType() — Return coded character set ID type

Standards

Standards / Extensions C or C++ Dependencies

z/OS® UNIX

both z/OS V1R2

Format

#include <_Ccsid.h>

__csType __CcsidType(__ccsid_t Ccsid);

General description

__CcsidType() returns a __csType value which indicates the corresponding coded character set ID type.

Returned value

If Ccsid is valid, __CcsidType() returns one of the following __csType values, which are defined in <_Ccsid.h>:
  • _CSTYPE_EBCDIC
  • _CSTYPE_ASCII
  • _CSTYPE_UCS2
  • _CSTYPE_UTF8
  • _CSTYPE_UTF16
  • _CSTYPE_UTF32

If Ccsid is not valid, __CcsidType() returns _CSTYPE_INVALID.

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