Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Strange(?) result in example code
From: Artyom (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-15 15:38:56
> #include <boost/locale.hpp>
>
> #include <iostream>
> //#include <ctime>
>
> using namespace boost::locale;
>
> int main()
> {
> generator gen;
> //std::locale::global(gen("snthsnth")); // no exception
> std::locale::global(gen("en_US.UTF-8"));
>
> double now = time(0);
>
> std::cout << "Today is " << as::date << now << std::endl
> << "Current time is " << as::time << now << std::endl
> << "The current weekday is " << as::ftime("%A") << now <<
>std::endl;
>
> std::cin.get();
> }
>
> http://cppcms.sourceforge.net/boost_locale/html/formatting_and_parsing.html
>
> I get warnings about converting from time_t to double (which I rather
>expected) and then get basic, double formatted output:
>
> Today is 1.3029e+009
> Current time is 1.3029e+009
> The current weekday is 1.3029e+009
Changing the global locale does not affect the currently created
streams so what you need is to add a line.
std::cout.imbue(std::locale()); // Now global locale imbued to stream as well.
and then
std::cout << as::date << now;
> //std::locale::global(gen("snthsnth")); // no exception
It is intentional. If fallbacks to some generic locale if it is not found.
It allows you to handle at least messages for non-supported locales
(lets say Epseranto)
Artyom