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CATGETS(3) BSD Library Functions Manual CATGETS(3) NAME catgets -- retrieve string from message catalog LIBRARY Standard C Library (libc, -lc) SYNOPSIS #include <nl_types.h> char * catgets(nl_catd catd, int set_id, int msg_id, const char *s); DESCRIPTION The catgets() function attempts to retrieve message msg_id of set set_id from the message catalog referenced by the descriptor catd. The argument s points to a default message which is returned if the function is unable to retrieve the specified message. RETURN VALUES If the specified message was retrieved successfully, catgets() returns a pointer to an internal buffer containing the message string; otherwise it returns s. SEE ALSO gencat(1), catclose(3), catopen(3) STANDARDS The catgets() function conforms to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4 (``XPG4''). BSD May 29, 1994 BSD |