nl_langinfo(3p)
NAME
nl_langinfo - language information
SYNOPSIS
#include <langinfo.h> char *nl_langinfo(nl_item item);
DESCRIPTION
- The nl_langinfo() function shall return a pointer to a string containing information relevant to the particular language or cultural area
defined in the program's locale (see <langinfo.h>). The manifest constant names and values of item are defined in <langinfo.h>. 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.
- Calls to setlocale() with a category corresponding to the category of item (see <langinfo.h>), or to the category LC_ALL , may overwrite the array pointed to by the return value.
- The nl_langinfo() function need not be reentrant. A function that is not required to be reentrant is not required to be thread-safe.
RETURN VALUE
In a locale where langinfo data is not defined, nl_langinfo() shall
return a pointer to the corresponding string in the POSIX locale. In
all locales, nl_langinfo() shall return a pointer to an empty string if
item contains an invalid setting.
This pointer may point to static data that may be overwritten on the
next call.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
- Getting Date and Time Formatting Information
- The following example returns a pointer to a string containing date and
time formatting information, as defined in the LC_TIME category of the
current locale.
#include <time.h>
#include <langinfo.h>
...
strftime(datestring, sizeof(datestring), nl_langinfo(D_T_FMT), tm);
...
APPLICATION USAGE
The array pointed to by the return value should not be modified by the program, but may be modified by further calls to nl_langinfo().
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
setlocale() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Chapter 7, Locale, <langinfo.h>, <nl_types.h>
COPYRIGHT
- Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .