CDE/cde/doc/C/guides/man/man4/Get_Loca.sgm

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<RefMeta>
<RefEntryTitle>Get_Locale</RefEntryTitle>
<ManVolNum>special file</ManVolNum>
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<RefNameDiv>
<RefName><Symbol Role="Message">Get_Locale</Symbol></RefName>
<RefPurpose>get a tool's locale
</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv>
<Synopsis>Get_Locale(in string <Emphasis>category</Emphasis>,
        out string <Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol>
        [...]);
</Synopsis>
</RefSynopsisDiv>
<RefSect1>
<Title>DESCRIPTION</Title>
<Para>The
<Symbol Role="Message">Get_Locale</Symbol> request
reports the
<![ %CDE.C.XO; [XPG4
]]><![ %CDE.C.CDE; [POSIX
]]>locale of the indicated locale categories.
</Para>
<Para>The
<Emphasis>category</Emphasis> argument
is the locale category to get.
A locale category is a
group of data types whose output formatting varies according to
locale in a similar way.
ISO C and &str-XX; locale categories are:
</Para>
<InformalExample Remap="indent">
<ProgramListing>LC_ALL
LC_COLLATE
LC_CTYPE
LC_MESSAGES
LC_MONETARY
LC_NUMERIC
LC_TIME
</ProgramListing>
</InformalExample>
<Para>The
<Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol> argument
is the name of the current locale of the indicated category.
The value of
<Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol> is implementation-defined.
<![ %CDE.C.SUN; [For example, Solaris defines such locales as
<Literal>C</Literal>, <Literal>de</Literal>, <Literal>fr</Literal>, <Literal>it</Literal>, etc.
]]></Para>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>ERRORS</Title>
<Para>The ToolTalk service may return the following error
in processing the
<Symbol Role="Message">Get_Locale</Symbol> request:
</Para>
<VariableList>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>TT_DESKTOP_EINVAL</Term>
<ListItem>
<Para>The
<Symbol Role="Variable">locale</Symbol> argument is not valid on the handler's host.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</VarListEntry>
</VariableList>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>APPLICATION USAGE</Title>
<Para>The
&cdeman.ttdt.session.join;, function can be used to register for,
and transparently process, the
<Symbol Role="Message">Get_Locale</Symbol> request.
</Para>
<Para>Also,
<Symbol Role="Message">Get_Locale</Symbol> can be sent by
&cdeman.ttdt.sender.imprint.on;, with the reply being handled transparently.
</Para>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>SEE ALSO</Title>
<Para><Function>setlocale</Function>3C <![ %CDE.C.XO; [in the &str-Zk;,
]]><![ %CDE.C.SUN; [<Emphasis>Solaris</Emphasis> <Emphasis>2.3</Emphasis> <Emphasis>Developer's</Emphasis> <Emphasis>Guide</Emphasis> <Emphasis>to</Emphasis> <Emphasis>Internationalization,</Emphasis> ]]>&cdeman.ttdt.sender.imprint.on;, &cdeman.ttdt.session.join;; <Symbol Role="Message">Set_Locale</Symbol> request.
</Para>
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