moneypunct::neg_format

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Returns a locale-specific rule for formatting outputs with negative amounts.

pattern neg_format( ) const;

Return Value

A locale-specific rule for formatting outputs with negative amounts.

Remarks

The member function returns do_neg_format.

Example

// moneypunct_neg_format.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <locale>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

int main( ) {
   locale loc( "german_germany" );

   const moneypunct <char, true> &mpunct = 
      use_facet <moneypunct <char, true > >(loc);
   cout << loc.name( ) << " international negative number format: "
        << mpunct.neg_format( ).field[0] 
        << mpunct.neg_format( ).field[1] 
        << mpunct.neg_format( ).field[2] 
        << mpunct.neg_format( ).field[3] << endl;

   const moneypunct <char, false> &mpunct2 = 
      use_facet <moneypunct <char, false> >(loc);
   cout << loc.name( ) << " domestic negative number format: "
        << mpunct2.neg_format( ).field[0] 
        << mpunct2.neg_format( ).field[1] 
        << mpunct2.neg_format( ).field[2] 
        << mpunct2.neg_format( ).field[3] << endl;
}

Sample Output

German_Germany.1252 international negative number format: $+vx
German_Germany.1252 domestic negative number format: +v $

Requirements

Header: <locale>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

moneypunct Class

Other Resources

moneypunct Members