nl_langinfo()

Synopsis:

#include <langinfo.h>

char *nl_langinfo( nl_item item );

Arguments:

item

The item that you want information about; one of the following:

Item	Type	Description
CODESET	LC_CTYPE	Codeset name
D_T_FMT	LC_TIME	String for formatting the date and time
D_FMT	LC_TIME	String for formatting the date
T_FMT	LC_TIME	String for formatting the time
T_FMT_AMPM	LC_TIME	`a.m.` or `p.m.` formatting string
AM_STR	LC_TIME	Ante meridiem affix
PM_STR	LC_TIME	Post meridiem affix
DAY_1 through DAY_7	LC_TIME	Name of the first through seventh day of the week
ABDAY_1 through ABDAY_7	LC_TIME	Abbreviated name of the first through seventh day of the week
MON_1 through MON_12	LC_TIME	Name of the first through twelfth month of the year
ABMON_1 through ABMON_12	LC_TIME	Abbreviated name of the first through twelfth month of the year
ERA	LC_TIME	Era description segments
ERA_D_FMT	LC_TIME	Era date format string
ERA_D_T_FMT	LC_TIME	Era date and time format string
ERA_T_FMT	LC_TIME	Era time format string
ALT_DIGITS	LC_TIME	Alternate symbols for digits
RADIXCHAR	LC_NUMERIC	Radix character
THOUSEP	LC_NUMERIC	Separator for thousands
YESEXPR	LC_MESSAGES	Affirmative response expression
NOEXPR	LC_MESSAGES	Negative response expression
CRNCYSTR	LC_MONETARY	Local 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. If the local currency symbol is the empty string, nl_langinfo() returns the empty string ( `""` ).

For information about the types, see setlocale().

Library:

libc

Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.

Description:

The nl_langinfo() function returns a pointer to a static string containing information relevant to the particular language or cultural area defined in the current locale.

Note:

Don't modify the returned string. The value of the string might be invalidated by subsequent calls to this function.
QNX Neutrino provides this function for POSIX compatibility, but it isn't adequate for internationalization. QNX Neutrino ships the International Components for Unicode (ICU) libraries (libicu*) that you can use instead. For more information about ICU, see https://icu.unicode.org/home.

Returns:

A pointer to the requested string, or an empty string if the item couldn't be found.

Classification:

POSIX

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	No
Thread	No