C localization functions: Difference between revisions

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In [[computing]], '''C localization functions''' are a group of functions in the [[C (programming language)|C programming language]] implementing basic localization routines.<ref name="c99">{{cite book | url=http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1124.pdf | title=ISO/IEC 9899:1999 specification | at=p. 204, § 7.11 ''Localization'' }}</ref><ref name="c_primer">{{cite book|title=C primer plus | first=Stephen | last=Prata | year=2004 | publisher=Sams Publishing | isbn=0-672-32696-5 | at=Appendix B, Section V: The Standard ANSI C Library with C99 Additions}}</ref> The functions are used in multilingual programs to adapt to the specific locale. In particular, the way of displaying of numbers and currency can be modified. These settings affect the behaviour of [[C file input/output | input/output functions]] in the C Standard Library.

==Overview of functions==

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