public member function
<ios>
locale imbue ( const locale& loc );
Imbue locale
Associates
loc to the stream as the new locale object to be used with locale-sensitive operations.
Before that, all callback functions registered through
register_callback member with
imbue_event as its first parameter are called.
Parameters
- loc
- locale object to be imbued as the new locale for the stream.
Return value
The
locale object associated with the stream before the call.
Example
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// imbue example
#include <iostream>
#include <locale>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
locale mylocale(""); // Construct locale object with the user's default preferences
cout.imbue( mylocale ); // Imbue that locale
cout << (double) 3.14159 << endl;
return 0;
}
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This code writes a floating point number using the user's prefered locale. For example, in a system configured with a Spanish locale as default, this should write the number using a comma decimal separator:
See also
- ios_base::getloc
- Get current locale (public member function)