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28 Localization library [localization]

28.3 Locales [locales]

28.3.1 Class locale [locale]

28.3.1.5 Static members [locale.statics]

static locale global(const locale& loc);

Effects:Sets the global locale to its argument.

Causes future calls to the constructorlocale()to return a copy of the argument.

If the argument has a name, does

setlocale(LC_ALL, loc.name().c_str());

otherwise, the effect on the C locale, if any, is implementation-defined.

Remarks:No library function other thanlocale​::​global()affects the value returned bylocale().

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See [c.locales] for data race considerations whensetlocale is invoked.

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Returns:The previous value oflocale().

static const locale& classic();

Returns:A locale that implements the classic "C" locale semantics, equivalent to the value locale("C").

Remarks:This locale, its facets, and their member functions, do not change with time.