NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       localeconv - get numeric formatting information

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <locale.h>

       struct lconv *localeconv(void);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  localeconv()  function returns a pointer to a struct lconv for the
       current locale. This structure is defined in the  header-file  locale.h
       and   contains	all  values  associated  with  the  locale  categories
       LC_NUMERIC and  LC_MONETARY.   Programs	may  also  use	the  functions
       printf()  and  strfmon() that behave according the the actual locale in
       use.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       ANSI C, POSIX.1

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The printf() family of functions may  or  may  not  honor  the  current
       locale.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       locale(1),  localedef(1),  strcoll(3),  isalpha(3), setlocale(3), strf-
       time(3), locale(7)



GNU				  1993-04-25			 LOCALECONV(3)