Tests whether an element in a locale is a printable character.
template<Class CharType>
bool isprint(
CharType _Ch,
const locale& _Loc
)
Parameters
_Ch
The element to be tested._Loc
The locale containing the element to be tested.
Return Value
true if the element tested is a printable; false if it is not.
Remarks
The template function returns use_facet<ctype<CharType> >(_Loc).is(ctype<CharType>::print, _Ch).
Example
// locale_isprint.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <locale>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main( )
{
locale loc ( "German_Germany" );
bool result1 = isprint ( 'L', loc );
if ( result1 )
cout << "The character 'L' in the locale is "
<< "a printable character." << endl;
else
cout << "The character 'L' in the locale is "
<< " not a printable character." << endl;
bool result2 = isprint( '\t', loc );
if ( result2 )
cout << "The character 'backslash-t' in the locale is "
<< "a printable character." << endl;
else
cout << "The character 'backslash-t' in the locale is "
<< " not a printable character." << endl;
bool result3 = isprint( '\n', loc );
if ( result3 )
cout << "The character 'backslash-n' in the locale is "
<< "a printable character." << endl;
else
cout << "The character 'backslash-n' in the locale is "
<< " not a printable character." << endl;
}
Output
The character 'L' in the locale is a printable character.
The character 'backslash-t' in the locale is a printable character.
The character 'backslash-n' in the locale is not a printable character.
Requirements
Header: <locale>
Namespace: std