std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>:: narrow

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char narrow ( char_type c, char dfault ) const ;

Converts a current locale-specific character c to its standard equivalent. The result is converted from char_type to char if needed. If no conversion can be performed, the function returns dfault .

Effectively calls std:: use_facet < std:: ctype < char_type > > ( getloc ( ) ) . narrow ( c, dfault ) ; .

Parameters

c - character to convert
dfault - character to return if the conversion was unsuccessful

Return value

Character converted to its standard equivalent and then to char . dfault is returned if the conversion fails.

See also

widens characters
(public member function)
invokes do_narrow
(public member function of std::ctype<CharT> )
narrows a wide character to a single-byte narrow character, if possible
(function)