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NL_LANGINFO(3)        DragonFly Library Functions Manual        NL_LANGINFO(3)

NAME

nl_langinfo -- language information

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <langinfo.h> char * nl_langinfo(nl_item item); char * nl_langinfo_l(nl_item item, locale_t loc);

DESCRIPTION

The nl_langinfo() function returns a pointer to a string containing information relevant to the particular language or cultural area defined in the program or thread's locale, or in the case of nl_langinfo_l(), the locale passed as the second argument. The manifest constant names and values of item are defined in <langinfo.h>. Calls to setlocale() with a category corresponding to the category of item, or to the category LC_ALL, may overwrite the buffer pointed to by the return value.

RETURN VALUES

In a locale where langinfo data is not defined, nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the POSIX locale. nl_langinfo_l() returns the same values as nl_langinfo(). In all locales, nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to an empty string if item contains an invalid setting.

EXAMPLES

For example: nl_langinfo(ABDAY_1) would return a pointer to the string "Dom" if the identified language was Portuguese, and "Sun" if the identified language was English.

SEE ALSO

setlocale(3)

STANDARDS

The nl_langinfo() function conforms to Version 2 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv2''). The nl_langinfo_l() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (``POSIX.1'').

HISTORY

The nl_langinfo() function first appeared in FreeBSD 4.6. DragonFly 3.5 July 30, 2012 DragonFly 3.5

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