localeconv

struct lconv *localeconv(void);

The localeconv function obtains a pointer to a static object of type lconv, which represents numeric and monetary formatting rules of the current C locale.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

pointer to the current lconv object.

Notes

Modifying the object references through the returned pointer is undefined behavior.

localeconv modifies a static object, calling it from different threads without synchronization is undefined behavior.

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <locale.h>
 
int main(void)
{
  setlocale(LC_MONETARY, "en_IN.utf8");
  struct lconv *lc = localeconv();
  printf("Local Currency Symbol        : %s\n", lc->currency_symbol);
  printf("International Currency Symbol: %s\n", lc->int_curr_symbol);
}

Local Currency Symbol        : ₹
International Currency Symbol: INR

References

• C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
• 7.11.2.1 The localeconv function (p: 225-230)
• C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
• 7.11.2.1 The localeconv function (p: 206-211)
• C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
• 4.4.2.1 The localeconv function

See also