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nl_langinfo(3C) 					   Standard C Library Functions 					   nl_langinfo(3C)

NAME
nl_langinfo - language information SYNOPSIS
#include <langinfo.h> char *nl_langinfo(nl_item item); DESCRIPTION
The nl_langinfo() function returns a pointer to a null-terminated string containing information relevant to a particular language or cul- tural area defined in the programs locale. The manifest constant names and values of item are defined by <langinfo.h>. For example: nl_langinfo (ABDAY_1); would return a pointer to the string "Dim" if the identified language was French and a French locale was correctly installed; or "Sun" if the identified language was English. RETURN VALUES
If setlocale(3C) has not been called successfully, or if data for a supported language is either not available, or if item is not defined therein, then nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the C locale. In all locales, nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to an empty string if item contains an invalid setting. USAGE
The nl_langinfo() function can be used safely in multithreaded applications, as long as setlocale(3C) is not being called to change the locale. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |CSI |Enabled | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe with exceptions | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
setlocale(3C), langinfo.h(3HEAD), nl_types.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5) WARNINGS
The array pointed to by the return value should not be modified by the program. Subsequent calls to nl_langinfo() may overwrite the array. SunOS 5.11 24 Jul 2002 nl_langinfo(3C)

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NAME
nl_langinfo - query language and locale information SYNOPSIS
#include <langinfo.h> char *nl_langinfo(nl_item *item); DESCRIPTION
The nl_langinfo function provides access to locale information in a more flexible way than localeconv(3) does. Individual and additional elements of the locale categories can be queried. Examples for the locale elements that can be specified in item using the constants defined in <langinfo.h> are: CODESET (LC_CTYPE) Return a string with the name of the character encoding used in the selected locale, such as "UTF-8", "ISO-8859-1", or "ANSI_X3.4-1968" (better known as US-ASCII). This is the same string that you get with "locale charmap". For a list of character encoding names, try "locale -m", cf. locale(1). D_T_FMT (LC_TIME) Return a string that can be used as a format string for strftime(3) to represent time and date in a locale-specific way. D_FMT (LC_TIME) Return a string that can be used as a format string for strftime(3) to represent a date in a locale-specific way. T_FMT (LC_TIME) Return a string that can be used as a format string for strftime(3) to represent a time in a locale-specific way. DAY_{1-7} (LC_TIME) Return name of the n-th day of the week. [Warning: this follows the US convention DAY_1 = Sunday, not the international convention (ISO 8601) that Monday is the first day of the week.] ABDAY_{1-7} (LC_TIME) Return abbreviated name of the n-th day of the week. MON_{1-12} (LC_TIME) Return name of the n-th month. ABMON_{1-12} (LC_TIME) Return abbreviated name of the n-th month. RADIXCHAR (LC_NUMERIC) Return radix character (decimal dot, decimal comma, etc.). THOUSEP (LC_NUMERIC) Return separator character for thousands (groups of three digits). YESEXPR (LC_MESSAGES) Return a regular expression that can be used with the regex(3) function to recognize a positive response to a yes/no question. NOEXPR (LC_MESSAGES) Return a regular expression that can be used with the regex(3) function to recognize a negative response to a yes/no question. CRNCYSTR (LC_MONETARY) Return the currency symbol, preceded by "-" if the symbol should appear before the value, "+" if the symbol should appear after the value, or "." if the symbol should replace the radix character. The above list covers just some examples of items that can be requested. For a more detailed list, please consult The GNU C Library Refer- ence Manual. RETURN VALUE
If no locale has been selected for the appropriate category, nl_langinfo returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the "C" locale. If item is not valid, a pointer to an empty string is returned. This pointer may point to static data that may be overwritten on the next call to nl_langinfo or setlocale. CONFORMING TO
The Single UNIX(R) Specification, Version 2 SEE ALSO
localeconv(3), setlocale(3), locale(1), locale(7), charsets(7), The GNU C Library Reference Manual GNU
2001-05-11 NL_LANGINFO(3)
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