libc/locale/nl_langinfo.3

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.Dd December 14, 2020
.Dt NL_LANGINFO 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nl_langinfo
.Nd language information
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In langinfo.h
.Ft char *
.Fn nl_langinfo "nl_item item"
.Ft char *
.Fn nl_langinfo_l "nl_item item" "locale_t loc"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn nl_langinfo
function returns a pointer to a string containing information relevant to
the particular language or cultural area defined in the program or thread's
locale, or in the case of
.Fn nl_langinfo_l ,
the locale passed as the second argument.
.Pp
Calls to
.Fn setlocale
with a category corresponding to the category of
.Fa item ,
or to the
category
.Dv LC_ALL ,
may overwrite the buffer pointed to by the return value.
.Pp
The manifest constant names and values of
.Fa item
are defined in
.In langinfo.h .
.Pp
The following standard constants are recognized:
.Bl -column "Constant" "Category"
.It Sy Constant Ta Sy Category Ta Sy Description
.It Dv CODESET Ta Dv LC_CTYPE Ta codeset name
.It Dv D_T_FMT Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta string for formatting date and time
.It Dv D_FMT Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta date format string
.It Dv T_FMT Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta time format string
.It Dv T_FMT_AMPM Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta a.m. or p.m. time format string
.It Dv AM_STR Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta ante-meridiem affix
.It Dv PM_STR Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta post-meridiem affix
.It Dv DAY_1 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the first day of the week
.It Dv DAY_2 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the second day of the week
.It Dv DAY_3 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the third day of the week
.It Dv DAY_4 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the fourth day of the week
.It Dv DAY_5 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the fifth day of the week
.It Dv DAY_6 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the sixth day of the week
.It Dv DAY_7 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the seventh day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_1 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the first day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_2 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the second day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_3 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the third day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_4 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the fourth day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_5 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the fifth day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_6 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the sixth day of the week
.It Dv ABDAY_7 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the seventh day of the week
.It Dv MON_1 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the first month of the year
.It Dv MON_2 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the second month
.It Dv MON_3 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the third month
.It Dv MON_4 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the fourth month
.It Dv MON_5 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the fifth month
.It Dv MON_6 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the sixth month
.It Dv MON_7 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the seventh month
.It Dv MON_8 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the eighth month
.It Dv MON_9 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the ninth month
.It Dv MON_10 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the tenth month
.It Dv MON_11 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the eleventh month
.It Dv MON_12 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta name of the twelfth month
.It Dv ABMON_1 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the first month
.It Dv ABMON_2 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the second month
.It Dv ABMON_3 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the third month
.It Dv ABMON_4 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the fourth month
.It Dv ABMON_5 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the fifth month
.It Dv ABMON_6 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the sixth month
.It Dv ABMON_7 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the seventh month
.It Dv ABMON_8 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the eighth month
.It Dv ABMON_9 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the ninth month
.It Dv ABMON_10 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the tenth month
.It Dv ABMON_11 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the eleventh month
.It Dv ABMON_12 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta abbreviated name of the twelfth month
.It Dv ERA Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta era description segments
.It Dv ERA_D_FMT Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta era date format string
.It Dv ERA_D_T_FMT Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta era date and time format string
.It Dv ERA_T_FMT Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta era time format string
.It Dv ALT_DIGITS Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta alternative symbols for digits
.It Dv RADIXCHAR Ta Dv LC_NUMERIC Ta radix character
.It Dv THOUSEP Ta Dv LC_NUMERIC Ta separator for thousands
.It Dv YESEXPR Ta Dv LC_MESSAGES Ta affirmative response extended regular
expression
.It Dv NOEXPR Ta Dv LC_MESSAGES Ta negative response extended regular expression
.It Dv CRNCYSTR Ta Dv LC_MONETARY Ta local currency symbol, preceded by '-' if the
symbol should appear before the value, '+' if the symbol should appear after the
value, or '.' if the symbol should replace the radix character; if the local
currency symbol is the empty string, implementations may return the empty string
.Pq Qq
.El
.Pp
The following non-standard
.Fx
extensions are recognized:
.Bl -column "Constant" "Category"
.It Sy Constant Ta Sy Category Ta Sy Description
.It Dv D_MD_ORDER Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta month/day order
.It Dv ALTMON_1 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the first month
.It Dv ALTMON_2 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the second month
.It Dv ALTMON_3 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the third month
.It Dv ALTMON_4 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the fourth month
.It Dv ALTMON_5 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the fifth month
.It Dv ALTMON_6 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the sixth month
.It Dv ALTMON_7 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the seventh month
.It Dv ALTMON_8 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the eighth month
.It Dv ALTMON_9 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the ninth month
.It Dv ALTMON_10 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the tenth month
.It Dv ALTMON_11 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the eleventh month
.It Dv ALTMON_12 Ta Dv LC_TIME Ta standalone name of the twelfth month
.It Dv YESSTR Ta Dv LC_MESSAGES Ta affirmative response string
.It Dv NOSTR Ta Dv LC_MESSAGES Ta negative response string
.El
.Sh RETURN VALUES
In a locale where langinfo data is not defined,
.Fn nl_langinfo
returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the POSIX locale.
.Fn nl_langinfo_l
returns the same values as
.Fn nl_langinfo .
In all locales,
.Fn nl_langinfo
returns a pointer to an empty string if
.Fa item
contains an invalid setting.
.Sh EXAMPLES
For example:
.Pp
.Dl nl_langinfo(ABDAY_1)
.Pp
would return a pointer to the string
.Qq Li Dom
if the identified language was
Portuguese, and
.Qq Li Sun
if the identified language was English.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr setlocale 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn nl_langinfo
function conforms to
.St -susv2 .
The
.Fn nl_langinfo_l
function conforms to
.St -p1003.1-2008 .
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Fn nl_langinfo
function first appeared in
.Fx 4.6 .