STRFMON(3) | Library Functions Manual | STRFMON(3)

# NAME

strfmon — convert monetary value to string

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <monetary.h>
ssize_t
strfmon(char * restrict s, size_t maxsize, const char * restrict format, ...);
ssize_t
strfmon_l(char * restrict s, size_t maxsize, locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, ...);

# DESCRIPTION

The strfmon() function places characters into the array pointed to by s as controlled by the string pointed to by format. No more than maxsize bytes are placed into the array.
The strfmon_l() function behaves the same as strfmon(), but uses the locale loc instead of the process global locale.
The format string is composed of zero or more directives: ordinary characters (not %), which are copied unchanged to the output stream; and conversion specifications, each of which results in fetching zero or more subsequent arguments. Each conversion specification is introduced by the % character. After the %, the following appear in sequence:

- Zero or more of the following flags:
  =f
    A ‘=’ character followed by another character f which is used as the numeric fill character.
  ^
    Do not use grouping characters, regardless of the current locale default.
  +
    Represent positive values by prefixing them with a positive sign, and negative values by prefixing them with a negative sign. This is the default.
  (
    Enclose negative values in parentheses.
  !
    Do not include a currency symbol in the output.
  -
    Left justify the result. Only valid when a field width is specified.
- An optional minimum field width as a decimal number. By default, there is no minimum width.
- A ‘#’ sign followed by a decimal number specifying the maximum expected number of digits after the radix character.
- A ‘.’ character followed by a decimal number specifying the number of digits after the radix character.
- One of the following conversion specifiers:
  i
    The double argument is formatted as an international monetary amount.
  n
    The double argument is formatted as a national monetary amount.
  %
    A ‘`%`’ character is written.

# RETURN VALUES

If the total number of resulting bytes including the terminating `NULL` byte is not more than maxsize, strfmon() returns the number of bytes placed into the array pointed to by s, not including the terminating `NULL` byte. Otherwise, -1 is returned, the contents of the array are indeterminate, and errno is set to indicate the error.

# ERRORS

The strfmon() function will fail if:

[`E2BIG`]
  Conversion stopped due to lack of space in the buffer.
[`EINVAL`]
  The format string is invalid.
[`ENOMEM`]
  Not enough memory for temporary buffers.

# SEE ALSO

localeconv(3)

# STANDARDS

The strfmon() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).

# AUTHORS

The strfmon() function was implemented by Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.org>.
This manual page was written by Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@FreeBSD.org> based on the standard's text.

# BUGS

The strfmon() function does not correctly handle multibyte characters in the format argument.

August 15, 2017 | NetBSD 8.2