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

See Also

Reference

locale Class