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6 strfmon - convert monetary value to a string
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9 #include <monetary.h>
10 ssize_t strfmon(char *s, size_t max, const char *format,
12 ...);
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15 The strfmon() function formats the specified amounts according to the
16 format specification format and places the result in the character
17 array s of size max.
18 Ordinary characters in format are copied to s without conversion. Con‐
20 version specifiers are introduced by a `%' character. Immediately fol‐
21 lowing it there can be zero or more of the following flags:
22 =f The single-byte character f is used as the numeric fill charac‐
24 ter (to be used with a left precision, see below). When not
25 specified, the space character is used.
26 ^ Do not use any grouping characters that might be defined for the
28 current locale. By default, grouping is enabled.
29 ( or + The ( flag indicates that negative amounts should be enclosed
31 between parentheses. The + flag indicates that signs should be
32 handled in the default way, that is, amounts are preceded by the
33 locale's sign indication, e.g., nothing for positive, "-" for
34 negative.
35 ! Omit the currency symbol.
37 - Left justify all fields. The default is right justification.
39 Next, there may be a field width: a decimal digit string specifying a
41 minimum field width in bytes. The default is 0. A result smaller than
42 this width is padded with spaces (on the left, unless the left-justify
43 flag was given).
44 Next, there may be a left precision of the form "#" followed by a deci‐
46 mal digit string. If the number of digits left of the radix character
47 is smaller than this, the representation is padded on the left with the
48 numeric fill character. Grouping characters are not counted in this
49 field width.
50 Next, there may be a right precision of the form "." followed by a dec‐
52 imal digit string. The amount being formatted is rounded to the speci‐
53 fied number of digits prior to formatting. The default is specified in
54 the frac_digits and int_frac_digits items of the current locale. If
55 the right precision is 0, no radix character is printed. (The radix
56 character here is determined by LC_MONETARY, and may differ from that
57 specified by LC_NUMERIC.)
58 Finally, the conversion specification must be ended with a conversion
60 character. The three conversion characters are
61 % (In this case the entire specification must be exactly "%%".)
63 Put a `%' character in the result string.
64 i One argument of type double is converted using the locale's
66 international currency format.
67 n One argument of type double is converted using the locale's
69 national currency format.
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72 The strfmon() function returns the number of characters placed in the
73 array s, not including the terminating null byte, provided the string,
74 including the terminating null byte, fits. Otherwise, it sets errno to
75 E2BIG, returns -1, and the contents of the array is undefined.
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78 The call
79 strfmon(buf, sizeof(buf), "[%^=*#6n] [%=*#6i]",
80 1234.567, 1234.567);
81 outputs
82 [ fl **1234,57] [ NLG **1 234,57]
83 in the Dutch locale (with fl for "florijnen" and NLG for Netherlands
84 Guilders). The grouping character is very ugly because it takes as
85 much space as a digit, while it should not take more than half that,
86 and will no doubt cause confusion. Surprisingly, the "fl" is preceded
87 and followed by a space, and "NLG" is preceded by one and followed by
88 two spaces. This may be a bug in the locale files. The Italian, Aus‐
89 tralian, Swiss and Portuguese locales yield
90 [ L. **1235] [ ITL **1.235]
91 [ $**1234.57] [ AUD **1,234.57]
92 [Fr. **1234,57] [CHF **1.234,57]
93 [ **1234$57Esc] [ **1.234$57PTE ]
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96 Not in POSIX.1-2001. Present on several other systems.
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99 setlocale(3), sprintf(3), locale(7)
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