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LOCALECONV(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual LOCALECONV(3) NAME localeconv - 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 locale); 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 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 nonnegative 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 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. The localeconv_l() function takes an explicit locale parameter. For more information, see xlocale(3). RETURN VALUES The localeconv() function returns a pointer to a static object which may be altered by later calls to setlocale(3) or localeconv(). The return value for localeconv_l() is stored with the locale. It will remain valid until a subsequent call to freelocale(3). If a thread-local locale is in effect then the return value from localeconv() will remain valid until the locale is destroyed. ERRORS No errors are defined. SEE ALSO setlocale(3), strfmon(3) STANDARDS The localeconv() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 ("ISO C99"). HISTORY The localeconv() function first appeared in 4.4BSD. FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 November 21, 2003 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11