### Function

# GLib str_is_ascii

since: 2.40

#### Declaration

    gboolean
    g_str_is_ascii (
      const gchar* str
    )

#### Description

Determines if a string is pure ASCII. A string is pure ASCII if it contains no bytes with the high bit set.

Available since: 2.40

#### Parameters

`str`

  Type: `const gchar*`

  A string.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

#### Return value

Type: `gboolean`

True if `str` is ASCII.