FREELOCALE(3)              POSIX Programmer's Manual             FREELOCALE(3)



PPRROOLLOOGG
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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding
       OS manual page for details of OS behavior), or the interface may not be
       implemented on OS.

NNAAMMEE
       freelocale -- free resources allocated for a locale object

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <locale.h>

       void freelocale(locale_t _l_o_c_o_b_j);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _f_r_e_e_l_o_c_a_l_e() function shall cause the resources allocated for a
       locale object returned by a call to the _n_e_w_l_o_c_a_l_e() or _d_u_p_l_o_c_a_l_e()
       functions to be released.

       The behavior is undefined if the _l_o_c_o_b_j argument is the special locale
       object LC_GLOBAL_LOCALE or is not a valid locale object handle.

       Any use of a locale object that has been freed results in undefined
       behavior.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       None.

EERRRROORRSS
       None.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
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       The following example shows a code fragment to free a locale object
       created by _n_e_w_l_o_c_a_l_e():


           #include <locale.h>
           ...

           /* Every locale object allocated with newlocale() should be
            * freed using freelocale():
            */

           locale_t loc;

           /* Get the locale. */

           loc = newlocale (LC_CTYPE_MASK | LC_TIME_MASK, "locname", NULL);

           /* ... Use the locale object ... */
           ...

           /* Free the locale object resources. */
           freelocale (loc);

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       None.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _d_u_p_l_o_c_a_l_e(), _n_e_w_l_o_c_a_l_e(), _u_s_e_l_o_c_a_l_e()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, <<llooccaallee..hh>>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
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       from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology --
       Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the
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