Standard C++ LibraryCopyright 1996, Rogue Wave Software, Inc.

NAME

  use_facet - Template function used to obtain a facet.

SYNOPSIS

  #include <locale>
  template <class Facet> const Facet& use_facet(const locale&);

DESCRIPTION

  use_facet returns a reference to the corresponding facet contained in the
  locale argument.  You specify the facet type be explicitly providing the
  template parameter (See the example below).  If that facet is not present
  then use_facet throws bad_cast.  Otherwise, the reference will remain valid
  for as long as any copy of   the locale exists.

  Note that if your compiler cannot overload function templates on return
  type then you'll need to use an alternate use_facet template.  The
  alternate template takes an additional argument that's a pointer to the
  type of facet you want to extract from the locale.  The declaration looks
  like this:

  template <class Facet>
  const Facet& use_facet(const locale&, Facet*);

  The example below shows the use of both variations of use_facet.

EXAMPLE

  //
  // usefacet.cpp
  //
  #include <iostream>

  int main ()
  {
   using namespace std;

   locale loc;

    // Get a ctype facet
   const ctype<char>& ct =
  #ifndef _RWSTD_NO_TEMPLATE_ON_RETURN_TYPE
      use_facet<ctype<char> >(loc);
  #else
      use_facet(loc,(ctype<char>*)0);
  #endif

   cout << 'a' << ct.toupper('c') << endl;

   return 0;
  }

SEE ALSO

  locale, facets, has_facet



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