DUPLOCALE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual DUPLOCALE(3P)PROLOG
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NAMEduplocale — duplicate a locale object
SYNOPSIS
#include <locale.h>
locale_t duplocale(locale_t locobj);
DESCRIPTION
The duplocale() function shall create a duplicate copy of the locale
object referenced by the locobj argument.
If the locobj argument is LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE, duplocale() shall create a
new locale object containing a copy of the global locale determined by
the setlocale() function.
The behavior is undefined if the locobj argument is not a valid locale
object handle.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the duplocale() function shall return a
handle for a new locale object. Otherwise, duplocale() shall return
(locale_t)0 and set errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The duplocale() function shall fail if:
ENOMEM There is not enough memory available to create the locale object
or load the locale data.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
Constructing an Altered Version of an Existing Locale Object
The following example shows a code fragment to create a slightly
altered version of an existing locale object. The function takes a
locale object and a locale name and it replaces the LC_TIME category
data in the locale object with that from the named locale.
#include <locale.h>
...
locale_t
with_changed_lc_time (locale_t obj, const char *name)
{
locale_t retval = duplocale (obj);
if (retval != (locale_t) 0)
{
locale_t changed = newlocale (LC_TIME_MASK, name, retval);
if (changed == (locale_t) 0)
/* An error occurred. Free all allocated resources. */
freelocale (retval);
retval = changed;
}
return retval; }
}
APPLICATION USAGE
The use of the duplocale() function is recommended for situations where
a locale object is being used in multiple places, and it is possible
that the lifetime of the locale object might end before all uses are
finished. Another reason to duplicate a locale object is if a slightly
modified form is needed. This can be achieved by a call to newlocale()
following the duplocale() call.
As with the newlocale() function, handles for locale objects created by
the duplocale() function should be released by a corresponding call to
freelocale().
The duplocale() function can also be used in conjunction with uselo‐
cale((locale_t)0). This returns the locale in effect for the calling
thread, but can have the value LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE. Passing
LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE to functions such as isalnum_l() results in undefined
behavior, but applications can convert it into a usable locale object
by using duplocale().
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOfreelocale(), newlocale(), uselocale()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <locale.h>
COPYRIGHT
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