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LOCALECONV(3)                           BSD Library Functions Manual                           LOCALECONV(3)

NAME
     localeconv, localeconv_l -- natural language formatting for C

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <locale.h>

     struct lconv *
     localeconv(void);

     #include <xlocale.h>

     struct lconv *
     localeconv_l(locale_t loc);

DESCRIPTION
     The localeconv() function returns a pointer to a structure which provides parameters for formatting
     numbers, especially currency values:

           struct lconv {
                   char    *decimal_point;
                   char    *thousands_sep;
                   char    *grouping;
                   char    *int_curr_symbol;
                   char    *currency_symbol;
                   char    *mon_decimal_point;
                   char    *mon_thousands_sep;
                   char    *mon_grouping;
                   char    *positive_sign;
                   char    *negative_sign;
                   char    int_frac_digits;
                   char    frac_digits;
                   char    p_cs_precedes;
                   char    p_sep_by_space;
                   char    n_cs_precedes;
                   char    n_sep_by_space;
                   char    p_sign_posn;
                   char    n_sign_posn;
                   char    int_p_cs_precedes;
                   char    int_n_cs_precedes;
                   char    int_p_sep_by_space;
                   char    int_n_sep_by_space;
                   char    int_p_sign_posn;
                   char    int_n_sign_posn;
           };

     The individual fields have the following meanings:

     decimal_point      The decimal point character, except for currency values, cannot be an empty string.

     thousands_sep      The separator between groups of digits before the decimal point, except for currency
                        values.

     grouping           The sizes of the groups of digits, except for currency values.  This is a pointer to
                        a vector of integers, each of size char, representing group size from low order
                        digit groups to high order (right to left).  The list may be terminated with 0 or
                        CHAR_MAX.  If the list is terminated with 0, the last group size before the 0 is
                        repeated to account for all the digits.  If the list is terminated with CHAR_MAX, no
                        more grouping is performed.

     int_curr_symbol    The standardized international currency symbol.

     currency_symbol    The local currency symbol.

     mon_decimal_point  The decimal point character for currency values.

     mon_thousands_sep  The separator for digit groups in currency values.

     mon_grouping       Like grouping but for currency values.

     positive_sign      The character used to denote nonnegative currency values, usually the empty string.

     negative_sign      The character used to denote negative currency values, usually a minus sign.

     int_frac_digits    The number of digits after the decimal point in an international-style currency
                        value.

     frac_digits        The number of digits after the decimal point in the local style for currency values.

     p_cs_precedes      1 if the currency symbol precedes the currency value for nonnegative values, 0 if it
                        follows.

     p_sep_by_space     1 if a space is inserted between the currency symbol and the currency value for non-negative nonnegative
                        negative values, 0 otherwise.

     n_cs_precedes      Like p_cs_precedes but for negative values.

     n_sep_by_space     Like p_sep_by_space but for negative values.

     p_sign_posn        The location of the positive_sign with respect to a nonnegative quantity and the
                        currency_symbol, coded as follows:

                        0    Parentheses around the entire string.
                        1    Before the string.
                        2    After the string.
                        3    Just before currency_symbol.
                        4    Just after currency_symbol.

     n_sign_posn        Like p_sign_posn but for negative currency values.

     int_p_cs_precedes  Same as p_cs_precedes, but for internationally formatted monetary quantities.

     int_n_cs_precedes  Same as n_cs_precedes, but for internationally formatted monetary quantities.

     int_p_sep_by_space
                        Same as p_sep_by_space, but for internationally formatted monetary quantities.

     int_n_sep_by_space
                        Same as n_sep_by_space, but for internationally formatted monetary quantities.

     int_p_sign_posn    Same as p_sign_posn, but for internationally formatted monetary quantities.

     int_n_sign_posn    Same as n_sign_posn, but for internationally formatted monetary quantities.

     Unless mentioned above, an empty string as a value for a field indicates a zero length result or a
     value that is not in the current locale.  A CHAR_MAX result similarly denotes an unavailable value.

     While the localeconv() function uses the current locale, the localeconv_l() function may be passed a
     locale directly. See xlocale(3) for more information.

RETURN VALUES
     The localeconv() function returns a pointer to a static object which may be altered by later calls to
     setlocale(3) or localeconv().

ERRORS
     No errors are defined.

SEE ALSO
     setlocale(3), strfmon(3), xlocale(3)

STANDARDS
     The localeconv() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (``ISO C99'').

HISTORY
     The localeconv() function first appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD                                           November 21, 2003                                          BSD