locale::classic
The static member function returns a locale object that represents the classic C locale.
static const locale& classic( );
Return Value
A reference to the C locale.
Remarks
The classic C locale is the U.S. English ASCII locale within the Standard C Library that is implicitly used in programs that are not internationalized.
Example
// locale_classic.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <locale>
using namespace std;
int main( )
{
locale loc1( "german" );
locale loc2 = locale::global( loc1 );
cout << "The name of the previous locale is: " << loc2.name( )
<< "." << endl;
cout << "The name of the current locale is: " << loc1.name( )
<< "." << endl;
if (loc2 == locale::classic( ) )
cout << "The previous locale was classic." << endl;
else
cout << "The previous locale was not classic." << endl;
if (loc1 == locale::classic( ) )
cout << "The current locale is classic." << endl;
else
cout << "The current locale is not classic." << endl;
}
The name of the previous locale is: C. The name of the current locale is: German_Germany.1252. The previous locale was classic. The current locale is not classic.
Requirements
Header: <locale>
Namespace: std