std::ios_base:: imbue

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std:: locale imbue ( const std:: locale & loc ) ;

Sets the associated locale of the stream to loc . Before returning, each function, registered by register_callback() is called with imbue_event as a parameter.

Parameters

loc - new locale to associate the stream to

Return value

The locale object associated with the stream before the operation.

Example

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 getloc() corrected
LWG 156 C++98 the type of loc was const std::locale corrected to const std::locale&

See also

returns current locale
(public member function)