Re: [boost] [locale] Strange(?) result in example code

Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Strange(?) result in example code
From: Gevorg Voskanyan (v_gevorg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-16 06:43:00

Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 2:40:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Strange(?) result in example code
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
> >  On Behalf Of Noah Roberts
> > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:43 PM
> >  To: boost_at_[hidden]
> > Subject:  Re: [boost] [locale] Strange(?) result in example code
> > 
> > On  4/15/2011 12:38 PM, Artyom wrote:
> > 
> > >  std::cout.imbue(std::locale()); // Now global locale imbued to stream  as
> well.
> > 
> > LOL, DUH!  OK.  Thanks.
> 
> Well join  the club - I've fallen into this pit recently :-(
> 
> Am I correct in  thinking that the reason is that std::cout is constructed
> *before* the new  locale is  'globalled'?

Yes.

> And so std::cerr needs imbuing too but that  fstream and stringstreams
> constructed after the  std::locale::global("en_US.UTF-8") statement will get
> the new  locale?

Yes. See 27.4.2.3/4 of C++03.

HTH,
Gevorg