strfmon(3)

1strfmon(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 strfmon(3)
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NAME

6       strfmon, strfmon_l - convert monetary value to a string
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LIBRARY

9       Standard C library (libc, -lc)
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SYNOPSIS

12       #include <monetary.h>
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14       ssize_t strfmon(char s[restrict .max], size_t max,
15                       const char *restrict format, ...);
16       ssize_t strfmon_l(char s[restrict .max], size_t max, locale_t locale,
17                       const char *restrict format, ...);
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DESCRIPTION

20       The  strfmon() function formats the specified monetary amount according
21       to the current locale and format specification format  and  places  the
22       result in the character array s of size max.
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24       The  strfmon_l()  function  performs the same task, but uses the locale
25       specified by locale.  The behavior of strfmon_l() is undefined  if  lo‐
26       cale  is  the special locale object LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE (see duplocale(3))
27       or is not a valid locale object handle.
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29       Ordinary characters in format are copied to s without conversion.  Con‐
30       version specifiers are introduced by a '%' character.  Immediately fol‐
31       lowing it there can be zero or more of the following flags:
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33       =f     The single-byte character f is used as the numeric fill  charac‐
34              ter  (to  be  used  with a left precision, see below).  When not
35              specified, the space character is used.
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37       ^      Do not use any grouping characters that might be defined for the
38              current locale.  By default, grouping is enabled.
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40       ( or + The  (  flag  indicates that negative amounts should be enclosed
41              between parentheses.  The + flag indicates that signs should  be
42              handled in the default way, that is, amounts are preceded by the
43              locale's sign indication, for example, nothing for positive, "-"
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46       !      Omit the currency symbol.
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48       -      Left justify all fields.  The default is right justification.
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50       Next,  there  may be a field width: a decimal digit string specifying a
51       minimum field width in bytes.  The default is 0.  A result smaller than
52       this  width is padded with spaces (on the left, unless the left-justify
53       flag was given).
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55       Next, there may be a left precision of the form "#" followed by a deci‐
56       mal  digit string.  If the number of digits left of the radix character
57       is smaller than this, the representation is padded on the left with the
58       numeric  fill  character.   Grouping characters are not counted in this
59       field width.
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61       Next, there may be a right precision of the form "." followed by a dec‐
62       imal digit string.  The amount being formatted is rounded to the speci‐
63       fied number of digits prior to formatting.  The default is specified in
64       the  frac_digits  and  int_frac_digits items of the current locale.  If
65       the right precision is 0, no radix character is  printed.   (The  radix
66       character  here  is determined by LC_MONETARY, and may differ from that
67       specified by LC_NUMERIC.)
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69       Finally, the conversion specification must be ended with  a  conversion
70       character.  The three conversion characters are
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72       %      (In  this  case, the entire specification must be exactly "%%".)
73              Put a '%' character in the result string.
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75       i      One argument of type double is converted using the locale's  in‐
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78       n      One  argument of type double is converted using the locale's na‐
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RETURN VALUE

82       The strfmon() function returns the number of characters placed  in  the
83       array  s, not including the terminating null byte, provided the string,
84       including the terminating null byte, fits.  Otherwise, it sets errno to
85       E2BIG, returns -1, and the contents of the array is undefined.
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ATTRIBUTES

88       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
89       tributes(7).
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91       ┌─────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────┐
92       │Interface                            │ Attribute     │ Value          │
93       ├─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
94       │strfmon()                            │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe locale │
95       ├─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────┤
96       │strfmon_l()                          │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe        │
97       └─────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────┘
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STANDARDS

100       POSIX.1-2008.
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HISTORY

103       POSIX.1-2001.
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EXAMPLES

106       The call
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108           strfmon(buf, sizeof(buf), "[%^=*#6n] [%=*#6i]",
109                   1234.567, 1234.567);
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115       in the nl_NL locale.  The de_DE, de_CH, en_AU, and en_GB locales yield
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117           [ **1234,57 €] [ **1.234,57 EUR]
118           [ Fr. **1234.57] [ CHF **1'234.57]
119           [ $**1234.57] [ AUD**1,234.57]
120           [ £**1234.57] [ GBP**1,234.57]
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