std::locale::name
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| Defined in header <locale>
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| std::string name() const; |
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Returns the name of the locale, which is the name by which it is known to the operating system, such as "POSIX" or "en_US.UTF8" or "English_United States.1252". If the locale is not a copy of a system-supplied locale, the string "*" is returned.
Return value
The name of the locale or "*" if unnamed.
Example
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#include <iostream> #include <locale> #include <string> int main() { std::locale loc(std::locale(), new std::ctype<char>); std::cout << "The default locale is " << std::locale().name() << '\n' << "The user's locale is " << std::locale("").name() << '\n' << "A nameless locale is " << loc.name() << '\n'; }
Possible output:
The default locale is C The user's locale is en_US.UTF8 A nameless locale is *
See also
| constructs a new locale (public member function) |