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std::ios_base::getloc

std::locale getloc() const;

Returns the current locale associated with the stream.

Parameters

(none).

Return value

The locale object associated with the stream.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <iomanip>
#include <codecvt>
 
int main()
{
    std::wbuffer_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>> conv(std::cout.rdbuf());
    std::wostream out(&conv);
 
    out.imbue(std::locale(out.getloc(),
                          new std::time_put_byname<wchar_t>("ja_JP")));
 
    std::time_t t = std::time(nullptr);
    out << std::put_time(std::localtime(&t), L"%A %c") << '\n';
}

Possible output:

土曜日 2013年09月14日 11時31分15秒

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 47 C++98 the return value was misspecified as the return value of imbue() corrected

See also

sets locale
(public member function)

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