moneypunct::curr_symbol
Returns a locale-specific sequence of elements to use as a currency symbol.
string_type curr_symbol( ) const;
Return Value
A string containing the currency symbol.
Remarks
The member function returns do_curr_symbol.
Example
// moneypunct_curr_symbol.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <locale>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;
int main( )
{
locale loc( "german_germany" );
const moneypunct < char, true > &mpunct = use_facet < moneypunct < char, true > >(loc);
cout << loc.name( ) << " international currency symbol "<< mpunct.curr_symbol( ) << endl;
const moneypunct < char, false> &mpunct2 = use_facet < moneypunct < char, false> >(loc);
cout << loc.name( ) << " domestic currency symbol "<< mpunct2.curr_symbol( ) << endl;
};
Sample Output
If you run Windows 2000 or earlier, you will get this output:
German_Germany.1252 international currency symbol DEM
German_Germany.1252 domestic currency symbol DM
If you run Windows XP, you will get this output:
German_Germany.1252 international currency symbol EUR
German_Germany.1252 domestic currency symbol
This assumes that you have not changed the default currency settings.
Requirements
Header: <locale>
Namespace: std