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.Dd May 3, 2001
.Dt NL_LANGINFO 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm nl_langinfo ,
.Nm nl_langinfo_l
.Nd language information
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In langinfo.h
.Ft char *
.Fo nl_langinfo
.Fa "nl_item item"
.Fc
.In langinfo.h
.In xlocale.h
.Ft char *
.Fo nl_langinfo_l
.Fa "nl_item item"
.Fa "locale_t loc"
.Fc
.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's locale.
The manifest constant names and values of
.Fa item
are defined in
.In langinfo.h .
.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.
.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.
.Pp
While the
.Fn nl_langinfo
function uses the current locale, the
.Fn nl_langinfo_l
function may be passed a locale directly. See
.Xr xlocale 3
for more information.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
In a locale where langinfo data is not defined,
.Fn nl_langinfo
returns a pointer to the corresponding string in the
.Tn POSIX
locale.
In all locales,
.Fn nl_langinfo
returns a pointer to an empty string if
.Fa item
contains an invalid setting.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr setlocale 3 ,
.Xr xlocale 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn nl_langinfo
function conforms to
.St -susv2 .
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Fn nl_langinfo
function first appeared in
.Fx 4.6 .