iswpunct Function in C++ STL

In this article we are going to discuss the iswpunct() function in C++, its syntax, working and its return values.

iswpunct() function is an inbuilt function in C++ which is defined in <cwctype> header file. The function checks whether the passed wide character is a punctuation character or not. This function is a wide character equivalent of ispunct(), which means it works the same as ispunct() the difference is it supports a wide character. So, the function checks if the argument passed is punctuation character then return any non zero integer value(true), else it will return zero(false)

Punctuation characters are as follows

! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) “ ‘ , . / ; [ { } ] : ?

Syntax

int iswpunct(wint_t ch);

The function accepts only one parameter, i.e. a wide character which is to be checked. The argument is casted in wint_t or WEOF.

wint_t stores an integral type of data.

Return value

The function returns an integer value, which can be either 0 (in case of false) or any non-zero value(in case of true).

Example

 Live Demo

#include <iostream>
#include <cwctype>
using namespace std;
int main() {
   wint_t a = '.';
   wint_t b = 'a';
   wint_t c = '1';
   iswpunct(a)?cout<<"\nIts Punctuation character":cout<<"\nNot Punctuation character";
   iswpunct(b)?cout<<"\nIts Punctuation character":cout<<"\nNot Punctuation character";
   iswpunct(c)?cout<<"\nIts Punctuation character":cout<<"\nNot Punctuation character";
}

Output

If we run the above code it will generate the following output −

Its Punctuation character
Not Punctuation character
Not Punctuation character

Example

 Live Demo

#include <iostream>
#include <cwctype>
using namespace std;
int main () {
   int i, count;
   wchar_t s[] = L"@tutorials, point!!";
   count = i = 0;
   while (s[i]) {
      if(iswpunct(s[i]))
      count++;
      i++;
   }
   cout<<"There are "<<count <<" punctuation characters.\n";
   return 0;
}

Output

If we run the above code it will generate the following output −

There are 4 punctuation characters.