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date_time/example/gregorian/localization.cpp
Jeff Garland 3e741c1890 add an example of localizing a date
[SVN r15377]
2002-09-16 12:44:48 +00:00

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/*
The following shows the creation of a facet for the output of
dates in German (please forgive me for any errors in my German --
I'm not a native speaker).
*/
#include "boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp"
#include <iostream>
//Define a series of char arrays for short and long name strings to be
//associated with date output.
const char* const de_short_month_names[]={"Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","Mai","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Okt","Nov","Dez", "NAM"};
const char* const de_long_month_names[]={"Januar","Februar","Marz","April","Mai","Juni","Juli","August","September","Oktober","November","Dezember","NichtDerMonat"};
const char* const de_special_value_names[]={"NichtDatumzeit","-unbegrenztheit", "+unbegrenztheit"};
const char* const de_long_weekday_names[]={"Sonntag", "Montag", "Dienstag","Mittwoch", "Donnerstag", "Freitag", "Samstag"};
const char* const de_short_weekday_names[]={"Son", "Mon", "Die","Mit", "Don", "Fre", "Sam"};
int
main()
{
#ifndef BOOST_DATE_TIME_NO_LOCALE
using namespace boost::gregorian;
typedef boost::date_time::all_date_names_put<greg_facet_config> date_facet;
//create a new local
std::locale default_locale;
std::locale german_dates(default_locale,
new date_facet(de_short_month_names,
de_long_month_names,
de_special_value_names,
de_short_weekday_names,
de_long_weekday_names,
'.'));
date d1(2002, Oct, 1);
std::cout.imbue(german_dates);
// output the date in German using short month names
std::cout << d1 << std::endl; //2002-Okt-01
greg_month m = d1.month();
std::cout << m << std::endl; //Oktober
greg_weekday wd = d1.day_of_week();
std::cout << wd << std::endl; //Dienstag
#else
std::cout << "Sorry, localization is not supported by this compiler/library"
<< std::endl;
#endif
return 0;
}