nl_langinfo(3C)nl_langinfo(3C)NAMEnl_langinfo() - language information
SYNOPSISDESCRIPTION
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 lan‐
guage 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 exam‐
ple, 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 cate‐
gory 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 ALSOlocaleconv(3C), setlocale(3C), lang(5), langinfo(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCEnl_langinfo(3C)