Determines whether an integer represents an alphanumeric character.
int isalnum( 
   int c 
);
int iswalnum( 
   wint_t c 
);
int _isalnum_l( 
   int c,
   _locale_t locale
);
int _iswalnum_l( 
   wint_t c,
   _locale_t locale
);
Parameters
c
Integer to test.locale
The locale to use.
Return Value
Each of these routines returns nonzero if c is a particular representation of an alphanumeric character. isalnum returns a nonzero value if either isalpha or isdigit is nonzero for c, that is, if c is within the ranges A – Z, a – z, or 0 – 9. iswalnum returns a nonzero value if either iswalpha or iswdigit is nonzero for c. Each of these routines returns 0 if c does not satisfy the test condition.
The versions of these functions that have the _l suffix use the locale parameter that's passed in instead of the current locale. For more information, see Locale.
The behavior of isalnum and _isalnum_l is undefined if c is not EOF or in the range 0 through 0xFF, inclusive. When a debug CRT library is used and c is not one of these values, the functions raise an assertion.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
TCHAR.H routine  | 
_UNICODE & _MBCS not defined  | 
_MBCS defined  | 
_UNICODE defined  | 
|---|---|---|---|
_istalnum  | 
isalnum  | 
iswalnum  | 
|
_istalnum_l  | 
_isalnum_l  | 
_ismbcalnum_l  | 
_iswalnum_l  | 
Requirements
Routine  | 
Required header  | 
|---|---|
isalnum  | 
<ctype.h>  | 
iswalnum  | 
<ctype.h> or <wchar.h>  | 
_isalnum_l  | 
<ctype.h>  | 
_iswalnum_l  | 
<ctype.h> or <wchar.h>  | 
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility.