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The locale.h header defines the location specific settings, such as date formats and currency symbols. You will find several macros defined along with an important structure struct lconv and two important functions listed below.
Library Macros
Following are the macros defined in the header and these macros will be used in two functions listed below −
| Sr.No. | Macro & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
LC_ALL Sets everything. |
| 2 |
LC_COLLATE Affects strcoll and strxfrm functions. |
| 3 |
LC_CTYPE Affects all character functions. |
| 4 |
LC_MONETARY Affects the monetary information provided by localeconv function. |
| 5 |
LC_NUMERIC Affects decimal-point formatting and the information provided by localeconv function. |
| 6 |
LC_TIME Affects the strftime function. |
Library Functions
Following are the functions defined in the header locale.h −
| Sr.No. | Function & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
char *setlocale(int category, const char *locale)
Sets or reads location dependent information. |
| 2 |
struct lconv *localeconv(void)
Sets or reads location dependent information. |
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