IsDBCSLeadByte

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4/8/2010

This function checks whether a character is a lead byte. A lead byte is the first byte of a character in a double-byte character set (DBCS).

Syntax

BOOL IsDBCSLeadByte(
  BYTE TestChar
);

Parameters

  • TestChar
    [in] Character to be tested.

Return Value

TRUE indicates that the character is a lead byte. FALSE indicates that either the character is not a lead byte or an error was generated. For extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Lead bytes are unique to double-byte character sets. A lead byte introduces a double-byte character. Lead bytes occupy a specific range of byte values. The IsDBCSLeadByte function uses the ANSI code page to check lead-byte ranges. To specify a different code page, use the IsDBCSLeadByteEx function.

Requirements

Header winnls.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.01 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Unicode Functions
IsDBCSLeadByteEx
MultiByteToWideChar

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