nl_langinfo(3C) 														   nl_langinfo(3C)

NAME

       nl_langinfo() - language information

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

       returns a pointer to a null-terminated string containing information relevant to a particular language or cultural area defined in the pro-
       gram's locale (see setlocale(3C)).  The manifest constant names and values of are defined in For example:

       returns a pointer to the string ``Dom'' if the language identified by the current locale is pt_PT.iso88591, and ``Su''  if  the	identified
       language is fi_FI.iso88591.

       If an invalid is specified, a pointer to an empty string is returned.  An empty string can also be returned for a valid if that item is not
       applicable to the language or customs of the current locale.  For example, a thousands separator is not used when writing numbers according
       to the customs associated with the Arabic language.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

   Locale
       The string returned for a particular is determined by the locale category specified for that item in langinfo(5).

   International Code Set Support
       Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported.

WARNINGS

       returns a pointer to a static area that is overwritten on each call.

AUTHOR

       was developed by OSF and HP.

SEE ALSO

       localeconv(3C), setlocale(3C), lang(5), langinfo(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

																   nl_langinfo(3C)