localeconv.3 (869B)
1 .TH localeconv 3 2 .SH NAME 3 localeconv - get numeric formatting information 4 .SH SYNOPSIS 5 #include <locale.h> 6 7 struct lconv *localeconv(void); 8 .SH DESCRIPTION 9 The 10 .BR localeconv () 11 function is used to set 12 the components of an object with type struct lconv 13 with values appropriate for the formatting of numeric quantities 14 according to the rules of the current locale and return a pointer to it. 15 .SH RETURN VALUE 16 The 17 .B localeconv 18 function returns a pointer to the filled-in object. 19 The structure pointed to by the return value 20 shall not be modified by the program, 21 but may be overwritten by a subsequent call to the 22 .B localeconv 23 function. 24 In addition, calls to 25 .B setlocale 26 function with categories LC_ALL, LC_MONETARY, or LC_NUMERIC 27 may overwrite the contents of the structure. 28 .SH STANDARDS 29 ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.11.2.1 Paragraph 1,2,8 30 .SH SEE ALSO 31 .B locale.h(3)