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std::messages

Defined in header <locale>
template<
    class CharT
> class messages;

Class template std::messages is a standard locale facet that encapsulates retrieval of strings from message catalogs, such as the ones provided by GNU gettext or by POSIX catgets.

The source of the messages is implementation-defined.

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Inheritance diagram.

Specializations

The standard library is guaranteed to provide the following specializations (they are required to be implemented by any locale object):

Defined in header <locale>
std::messages<char> accesses narrow string message catalog
std::messages<wchar_t> accesses wide string message catalog

Member types

Member type Definition
char_type CharT
string_type std::basic_string<CharT>

Member functions

constructs a new messages facet
(public member function)
destructs a messages facet
(protected member function)
invokes do_open
(public member function)
invokes do_get
(public member function)
invokes do_close
(public member function)

Member objects

static std::locale::id id
id of the locale
(public member object)

Protected member functions

[virtual]
opens a named message catalog
(virtual protected member function)
[virtual]
retrieves a message from an open message catalog
(virtual protected member function)
[virtual]
closes a message catalog
(virtual protected member function)

Inherited from std::messages_base

Type Definition
catalog /* unspecified signed integer type */

See also

defines messages catalog type
(class)
represents the system-supplied std::messages for the named locale
(class template)

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