National Language Support (NLS) Functions
The following table shows the National Language Support (NLS) functions with a description of each.
| Programming element | PPC | SP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CompareString | X | X | This function compares two character strings, using the locale specified by the given identifier as the basis for the comparison. |
| ConvertDefaultLocale | X | X | This function converts a special default locale value to an actual locale identifier. |
| CreateIFEDictionaryInstance | X | X | This function creates an instance of the IFEDictionary class. |
| CreateIImeIPointInstance | X | X | This function creates an instance of the IImeIPoint2 class. |
| EnumCalendarInfo | X | X | This function enumerates the calendar information by calling an application-defined callback function. |
| EnumCalendarInfoProc | X | X | This function is an application-defined callback function. |
| EnumCodePagesProc | X | X | This application-defined callback function is used with the EnumSystemCodePages function. |
| EnumDateFormats | X | X | This function enumerates the long or short date formats that are available for a specified locale, including date formats for any alternate calendars. |
| EnumDateFormatsProc | X | X | This function is an application-defined callback function. It is called because of a call to the EnumDateFormats function, and receives a pointer to a string buffer that contains a date format string. |
| EnumLocalesProc | X | X | This function is an application-defined callback function. It is called because of a call to the EnumSystemLocales function, and receives a pointer to a string buffer that contains a locale identifier. |
| EnumSystemCodePages | X | X | This function enumerates the code pages that are either installed on or supported by a system. |
| EnumSystemLocales | X | X | This function enumerates the locales that are either installed on or supported by a system. |
| EnumTimeFormats | X | X | This function enumerates the time formats that are available for a specified locale. |
| EnumTimeFormatsProc | X | X | This function is an application-defined callback function. |
| FoldString | X | X | This function maps one string to another, performing a specified transformation option. |
| GetACP | X | X | This function retrieves the current ANSI code-page identifier for the system. |
| GetCPInfo | X | X | This function retrieves information about any valid installed or available code page. |
| GetCurrencyFormat | X | X | This function formats a number string as a currency string for a specified locale. |
| GetDateFormat | X | X | This function formats a date as a date string for a specified locale. |
| GetLocaleInfo | X | X | This function retrieves information about a locale. |
| GetNumberFormat | X | X | This function formats a number string as a number string customized for a specified locale. |
| GetOEMCP | X | X | This function retrieves the current original equipment manufacturer (OEM) code-page identifier for the system. |
| GetStringTypeW | X | X | This function returns character-type information for the characters in the specified source string. |
| GetStringTypeEx | X | X | This function returns character-type information for the characters in the specified source string. |
| GetSystemDefaultLangID | X | X | This function retrieves the system default language identifier. |
| GetSystemDefaultLCID | X | X | This function retrieves the system default locale identifier. |
| GetTimeFormat | X | X | This function formats a time as a time string for a specified locale. |
| GetUserDefaultLangID | X | X | This function retrieves the user-default language identifier. |
| GetUserDefaultUILanguage | X | X | This function retrieves the language identifier (LANGID) for the current user's UI language selection. |
| IsValidCodePage | X | X | This function determines whether a specified code page is valid. |
| IsValidLocale | X | X | This function applies a validity test to a locale identifier. |
| LCMapString | X | X | This function maps one character string to another, performing a specified locale-dependent transformation. |
| SetLocaleInfo | X | X | This function sets an item of locale information |
| SetUserDefaultLCID | X | X | This function sets the locale identifier (LCID) for the current user's locale selection. |
See Also
National Language Support (NLS) Reference
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