localeconv


function
<clocale>
struct lconv * localeconv (void);

Get locale formatting parameters for quantities

Retrieves the values provided in the current locale object to format parameters for quantities. These are returned in an object of the lconv structure type. See lconv for its interpretation.

Parameters

none

Return Value

A pointer to a structure object of type lconv with the corresponding values for the current locale filled in. The data pointed by this should not be modified by the program. Its data may be overriden by a further call to this same function or to setlocale with a category affecting this settings.

Example

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/* localeconv example */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <locale.h>
int main ()
{
  setlocale (LC_MONETARY,"");
  struct lconv * lc;
  lc=localeconv();
  printf ("Local Currency Symbol: %s\n",lc->currency_symbol);
  printf ("International Currency Symbol: %s\n",lc->int_curr_symbol);
  return 0;
}


One possible output for this program, depending on the environment locale, could be:
Local Currency Symbol: $
International Currency Symbol: USD


See also

lconv Formatting info for numeric values (type)
setlocale Set or retrieve locale (function)