nl_langinfo(S)                 6 January 1993                 nl_langinfo(S)


 Name

    nl_langinfo - language information

 Syntax


    cc ... -lintl


    #include <nl_types.h>
    #include <langinfo.h>

    char *nl_langinfo (item)
    nl_item item;


 Description

    The nllanginfo routine returns a pointer to a null terminated string
    that contains information relevant to a particular language or cultural
    area identified by the last successful call to setlocale or nlinit.  The
    constant names and values of item are defined in the file langinfo.h.

 Example

    The following statement sets a character pointer called day to point to
    the string Dom if the identified language is Portuguese or Sun if the
    identified language is English.

       day = nl_langinfo(ABDAY_1)

    If the parameter is not a valid item, nllanginfo returns a pointer to an
    empty (null) string.

 See also

    environ(M),

    langinfo(FP),

    nlinit(S),

    nltypes(FP), setlocale(S)

 Standards conformance

    nllanginfo is an extension of AT&T System V provided by the Santa Cruz
    Operation.