setcat(3C)						   Standard C Library Functions 						setcat(3C)

NAME

       setcat - define default catalog

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pfmt.h>

       char *setcat(const char *catalog);

DESCRIPTION

       The  setcat()  function defines the default message catalog to be used by subsequent calls to gettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), or pfmt(3C) that do not
       explicitly specify a message catalog.

       The catalog argument must be limited to 14 characters. These characters must be selected from a set of all characters values, excluding	
       (null) and the ASCII codes for / (slash) and : (colon).

       The setcat() function assumes that the catalog exists. No checking is done on the argument.

       A  null	pointer  passed as an argument will result in the return of a pointer to the current default message catalog name. A pointer to an
       empty string passed as an argument will cancel the default catalog.

       If no default catalog is specified, or if catalog is an invalid catalog name, subsequent calls to gettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), or pfmt(3C) that do
       not explicitely specify a catalog name will use Message not found!!
 as default string.

RETURN VALUES

       Upon successful completion, setcat() returns a pointer to the catalog name.  Otherwise, it returns a null pointer.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Example of setcat() function.

	       setcat("test");
	       gettxt(":10", "hello world
")

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       gettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), pfmt(3C), setlocale(3C), attributes(5), environ(5)

SunOS 5.10							    29 Dec 1996 							setcat(3C)