NAME¶

std::messages - std::messages

Synopsis¶

Defined in header <locale>
template<

class CharT

> class messages;

Class template std::messages is a standard locale facet that encapsulates retrieval
of strings from message catalogs, such as the ones provided by GNU gettext or by
POSIX catgets.

The source of the messages is implementation-defined.

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Inheritance diagram

Specializations¶

The standard library is guaranteed to provide the following specializations (they
are required to be implemented by any locale object):

Defined in header <locale>
std::messages<char> accesses narrow string message catalog
std::messages<wchar_t> accesses wide string message catalog

Member types¶

Member type Definition
char_type CharT
string_type std::basic_string<CharT>

Member functions¶

constructor constructs a new messages facet
(public member function)
destructor destructs a messages facet
(protected member function)
open invokes do_open
(public member function)
get invokes do_get
(public member function)
close invokes do_close
(public member function)

Member objects¶

static std::locale::id id id of the locale
(public member object)

Protected member functions¶

do_open opens a named message catalog
[virtual] (virtual protected member function)
do_get retrieves a message from an open message catalog
[virtual] (virtual protected member function)
do_close closes a message catalog
[virtual] (virtual protected member function)

Inherited from std::messages_base

Type Definition
catalog /* unspecified signed integer type */

See also¶

messages_base defines messages catalog type
(class)
messages_byname represents the system-supplied std::messages for the named locale
(class template)