NAME

nl_langinfo − language information

SYNOPSIS

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

char ∗nl_langinfo(item)
nl_item item;

DESCRIPTION

nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to a null-terminated string containing information relevant to a particular language or cultural area defined in the program’s locale.  The manifest constant names and values of item are defined in <langinfo.h> .  For example:

nl_langinfo(ABDAY_1);

would return a pointer to the string ‘Dom’ if the identified language was Portuguese, and ‘Sun’ if the identified language was English. 

RETURN VALUES

In a locale where langinfo data is not defined, nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the "C" locale. In all locales nl_langinfo() returns a pointer to an empty string if item contains an invalid setting. 

SEE ALSO

setlocale(3V), environ(5V)

Solbourne Computer, Inc.  —  22 January 1990