_putch, _putwch

Writes a character to the console.

int _putch(
   int c 
);
wint_t _putwch(
   wchar_t c
);

Parameters

  • c
    Character to be output.

Return Value

Returns c if successful. If _putch fails, it returns EOF; if _putwch fails, it returns WEOF.

Remarks

These functions write the character c directly, without buffering, to the console. In Windows NT, _putwch writes Unicode characters using the current console locale setting.

The versions with the _nolock suffix are identical except that they are not protected from interference by other threads. For more information, see _putch_nolock, _putwch_nolock.

Generic-Text Routine Mappings

Tchar.h routine

_UNICODE and _MBCS not defined

_MBCS defined

_UNICODE defined

_puttch

_putch

_putch

_putwch

Requirements

Routine

Required header

_putch

<conio.h>

_putwch

<conio.h>

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

Libraries

All versions of the C run-time libraries.

Example

See the example for _getch.

See Also

Concepts

Console and Port I/O

_cprintf, _cprintf_l, _cwprintf, _cwprintf_l

_getch, _getwch