NAME

localdtconv − get date and time formatting conventions

SYNOPSIS

#include <locale.h>

struct dtconv ∗localdtconv()

DESCRIPTION

localdtconv() returns a pointer to a structure of type struct dtconv containing values appropriate for the formatting of dates and times according to the rules of the current locale. 

The members include the following:

char ∗abbrev_month_names[12]
The abbreviated names of the months; for example, the abbreviated name for January is abbrev_month_names[0] and the abbreviated name for December is abbrev_month_names[11]. 

char ∗month_names[12]
The full names of the months; for example, the full name for January is month_names[0] and the full name for December is month_names[11]. 

char ∗abbrev_weekday_names[7]
The abbreviated names of the weekdays; for example, the abbreviated name for Sunday is abbrev_weekday_names[0] and the abbreviated name for Saturday is abbrev_weekday_names[6]. 

char ∗weekday_names[7]
The full names of the weekdays; for example, the full name for Sunday is weekday_names[0] and the full name for Saturday is weekday_names[6]. 

char ∗time_format
The standard format for times, using the format specifiers supported by strftime() and strptime() (see ctime(3V)). 

char ∗sdate_format
The standard short format for dates, using the format specifiers supported by ctime (3V). 

char ∗dtime_format
The standard short format for dates and times together, using the format specifiers supported by ctime(3V). 

char ∗am_string
The string representing AM. 

char ∗pm_string
The string representing PM. 

char ∗ldate_format
The standard long format for dates, using the format specifiers supported by ctime(3V). 

The values for the members in the C locale are:

abbrev_month_names Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

month_names January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

abbrev_weekday_names
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

weekday_names Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

time_format %H:%M:%S

sdate_format %m/%d/%y

dtime_format %a %b %e %T %Z %Y

am_string AM

pm_string PM

ldate_format %A, %B %e, %Y

FILES

/usr/share/lib/locale/LC_TIME
standard locale information directory for category LC_TIME

SEE ALSO

ctime(3V), setlocale(3V)

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 15 June 1988