std::ios_base::getloc

Returns the current locale associated with the stream.

# Declarations

std::locale getloc() const;

# Return value

The locale object associated with the stream.

# Example

#include <codecvt>
#include <ctime>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::wbuffer_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>> conv(std::cout.rdbuf());
    std::wostream out(&conv);
 
    out.imbue(std::locale(out.getloc(),
                          new std::time_put_byname<wchar_t>("ja_JP.utf8")));
 
    std::time_t t = std::time(nullptr);
    out << std::put_time(std::localtime(&t), L"%A %c") << '\n';
}

# Defect reports

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 47	C++98	the return value was misspecified as the return value of imbue()	corrected

# See also

imbue