setcat(3C)setcat(3C)NAMEsetcat - define default catalog
SYNOPSIS
#include <pfmt.h>
char *setcat(const char *catalog);
DESCRIPTION
The routine setcat defines the default message catalog to be used by
subsequent calls to gettxt, lfmt, or pfmt that do not explicitly specify
a message catalog.
catalog must be limited to 14 characters. These characters must be
selected from a set of all characters values, excluding \0 (null) and the
ASCII codes for / (slash) and : (colon).
setcat assumes that the catalog exists. No checking is done on the
argument.
A null pointer passed as an argument will result in the return of a
pointer to the current default message catalog name. A pointer to an
empty string passed as an argument will cancel the default catalog.
If no default catalog is specified, or if catalog is an invalid catalog
name, subsequent calls to gettxt, lfmt, or pfmt that do not explicitly
specify a catalog name will use Message not found!!\n as the default
string.
EXAMPLE
setcat("test");
gettxt(":10", "hello world\n")
SEE ALSOgettxt(3C), lfmt(3C), pfmt(3C), setlocale(3C), environ(5)DIAGNOSTICS
Upon success, setcat() returns a pointer to the catalog name. Upon
failure, setcat() returns a null pointer.
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