GetLocaleInfoA Subroutine

Retrieves information relating to a specific locale.

Syntax

GetLocaleInfoA (Locale, LCType, lpLCData, cchData)

Properties

The GetLocaleInfoA subroutine syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

Locale

Long. The locale ID from where you want to get information.

LCType

Long. The type of information to retrieve. Refer to the API32.TXT file for constants with the LOCALE_ prefix.

lpLCData

String. Buffer to load with the information. Make sure this string is initialized to the appropriate length.

cchData

Long. The length of the lpLCData buffer , or zero to get the buffer length.

Return Value

Long. The number of characters loaded into the buffer. Zero on error.

Remarks

GetLocaleInfoA is a Windows API call.

 

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