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# std::ios_base::getloc

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< cpp‎ | io‎ | ios base

std::locale getloc() const; |  |

Returns the current locale associated with the stream.

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

the locale object associated with the stream.

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <ctime>
    #include <iomanip>
    #include <codecvt>

    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")));

        std::time_t t = std::time(NULL);
        out << std::put_time(std::localtime(&t), L"%A %c") << '\n';
    }

Output:

    土曜日 2013年09月14日 11時31分15秒

### [edit] See also

imbue | sets locale (public member function) [edit]

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