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Standard library header <locale.h>

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This header is part of the localization library.

Contents

Types

formatting details, returned by localeconv
(struct)[edit]

Constants

implementation-defined null pointer constant
(macro constant) [edit]
locale categories for setlocale
(macro constant) [edit]

Functions

gets and sets the current C locale
(function) [edit]
queries numeric and monetary formatting details of the current locale
(function) [edit]

[edit] Synopsis

// In the "C" locale, the members shall have the values specified in the comments:
struct lconv
{
    char* decimal_point;        // "."
    char* thousands_sep;        // ""
    char* grouping;             // ""
    char* mon_decimal_point;    // ""
    char* mon_thousands_sep;    // ""
    char* mon_grouping;         // ""
    char* positive_sign;        // ""
    char* negative_sign;        // ""
    char* currency_symbol;      // ""
    char  frac_digits;          // CHAR_MAX
    char  p_cs_precedes;        // CHAR_MAX
    char  n_cs_precedes;        // CHAR_MAX
    char  p_sep_by_space;       // CHAR_MAX
    char  n_sep_by_space;       // CHAR_MAX
    char  p_sign_posn;          // CHAR_MAX
    char  n_sign_posn;          // CHAR_MAX
    char* int_curr_symbol;      // ""
    char  int_frac_digits;      // CHAR_MAX
    char  int_p_cs_precedes;    // CHAR_MAX
    char  int_n_cs_precedes;    // CHAR_MAX
    char  int_p_sep_by_space;   // CHAR_MAX
    char  int_n_sep_by_space;   // CHAR_MAX
    char  int_p_sign_posn;      // CHAR_MAX
    char  int_n_sign_posn;      // CHAR_MAX
};
 
char* setlocale(int category, const char* locale);
lconv* localeconv();
 
#define NULL        /* see description */
#define LC_ALL      /* see description */
#define LC_COLLATE  /* see description */
#define LC_CTYPE    /* see description */
#define LC_MONETARY /* see description */
#define LC_NUMERIC  /* see description */
#define LC_TIME     /* see description */

[edit] Notes