NAME¶

std::iscntrl(std::locale) - std::iscntrl(std::locale)

Synopsis¶

Defined in header <locale>
template< class charT >
bool iscntrl( charT ch, const locale& loc );

Checks if the given character is classified as a control character by the given
locale's std::ctype facet.

Parameters¶

ch - character
loc - locale

Return value¶

Returns true if the character is classified as a control character, false otherwise.

Possible implementation¶

template< class charT >
bool iscntrl( charT ch, const std::locale& loc ) {
return std::use_facet<std::ctype<charT>>(loc).is(std::ctype_base::cntrl, ch);
}

Example¶

Demonstrates the use of iscntrl() with different locales (OS-specific).

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <locale>
int main()
{
const wchar_t CCH = L'\u0094'; // Destructive Backspace in Unicode

std::locale loc1("C");
std::cout << "iscntrl(CCH, C locale) returned "
<< std::boolalpha << std::iscntrl(CCH, loc1) << '\n';

std::locale loc2("en_US.UTF8");
std::cout << "iscntrl(CCH, Unicode locale) returned "
<< std::boolalpha << std::iscntrl(CCH, loc2) << '\n';
}

Output:¶

iscntrl(CCH, C locale) returned false
iscntrl(CCH, Unicode locale) returned true

See also¶

iscntrl checks if a character is a control character
(function)
iswcntrl checks if a wide character is a control character
(function)