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This function checks whether a character is an alphabetic character.

Syntax 

BOOL IsCharAlpha(
  TCHAR 
ch
);

Parameters

ch

[in] The character to be tested.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates that the character is alphabetic. Zero indicates that the character is not alphabetic. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Windows Embedded CE supports only the Unicode version of this function.

Requirements

Header winbase.h
Library Coreloc.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also