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<h3 class="section">11.3 <code>unctrl</code>—get printable representation of a character</h3>
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<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>
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<pre class="example">#include <unctrl.h>
char *unctrl(int <var>c</var>);
int unctrllen(int <var>c</var>);
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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
<code>unctrl</code> is a macro which returns the printable representation of <var>c</var>
as a string.
<code>unctrllen</code> is a macro which returns the length of the printable
representation of <var>c</var>.
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<p><strong>Returns</strong><br>
<code>unctrl</code> returns a string of the printable representation of <var>c</var>.
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<p><code>unctrllen</code> returns the length of the string which is the printable
representation of <var>c</var>.
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<p><strong>Portability</strong><br>
<code>unctrl</code> and <code>unctrllen</code> are not ANSI C.
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<p>No supporting OS subroutines are required.
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