The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2013 The IEEE and The Open Group

#### NAME

> wmemmove - copy wide characters in memory with overlapping areas

#### SYNOPSIS

> ``#include <wchar.h>
> wchar_t *wmemmove(wchar_t *`ws1`, const wchar_t *`ws2`, size_t` n`);
> ``

#### DESCRIPTION

> [CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2008 defers to the ISO C standard.

> The wmemmove() function shall copy n wide characters from the object pointed to by ws2 to the object pointed to by ws1. Copying shall take place as if the n wide characters from the object pointed to by ws2 are first copied into a temporary array of n wide characters that does not overlap the objects pointed to by ws1 or ws2, and then the n wide characters from the temporary array are copied into the object pointed to by ws1.

> This function shall not be affected by locale and all wchar_t values shall be treated identically. The null wide character and wchar_t values not corresponding to valid characters shall not be treated specially.

> If n is zero, the application shall ensure that ws1 and ws2 are valid pointers, and the function shall copy zero wide characters.

#### RETURN VALUE

> The wmemmove() function shall return the value of ws1.

#### ERRORS

> No errors are defined

The following sections are informative.

#### EXAMPLES

> None.

#### APPLICATION USAGE

> None.

#### RATIONALE

> None.

#### FUTURE DIRECTIONS

> None.

#### SEE ALSO

> wmemchr, wmemcmp, wmemcpy, wmemset

> XBD <wchar.h>

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 5. Included for alignment with ISO/IEC 9899:1990/Amendment 1:1995 (E).

#### Issue 6

> The normative text is updated to avoid use of the term "must" for application requirements.

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