SCANF_L(3)

SCANF_L(3) | Library Functions Manual | SCANF_L(3)

# NAME

scanf_l, fscanf_l, sscanf_l, vfscanf_l, vscanf_l, vsscanf_l — input format conversion

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>
#include <locale.h>
int
scanf_l(locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, ...);
int
fscanf_l(FILE * restrict stream, locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, ...);
int
sscanf_l(const char * restrict str, locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, ...);
int
vfscanf_l(FILE * restrict stream, locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, va_list ap);
int
vscanf_l(locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, va_list ap);
int
vsscanf_l(const char * restrict str, locale_t loc, const char * restrict format, va_list ap);

# DESCRIPTION

The above functions scan input according to a specified format in the locale loc. They behave in the same way as the versions without the _l suffix, but use the specific locale rather than the global or per-thread locale. See the specific manual pages for more information.

# SEE ALSO

scanf(3), xlocale(3)

# STANDARDS

These functions do not conform to any specific standard so they should be considered as non-portable local extensions.

# HISTORY

These functions first appeared in Darwin and were first implemented in FreeBSD 9.1 and NetBSD 7.

December 29, 2015 | NetBSD 8.0