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# std::ispunct(std::locale)

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< cpp‎ | locale

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

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

### [edit] Parameters

ch | - | character
loc | - | locale

### [edit] Return value

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

### [edit] Possible implementation

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

### [edit] Example

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

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <locale>
    int main()
    {
        const wchar_t c = L'\u214b'; // upside-down ampersand

        std::locale loc1("C");
        std::cout << "ispunct('⅋', C locale) returned "
                   << std::boolalpha << std::ispunct(c, loc1) << '\n';

        std::locale loc2("en_US.UTF-8");
        std::cout << "ispunct('⅋', Unicode locale) returned "
                  << std::boolalpha << std::ispunct(c, loc2) << '\n';
    }

Output:

    isalpha('⅋', C locale) returned false
    isalpha('⅋', Unicode locale) returned true

### [edit] See also

ispunct | checks if a character is a punctuation character (function) [edit]
iswpunct | checks if a wide character is a punctuation character (function) [edit]

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