The mi_get_db_locale() function
The mi_get_db_locale() function returns the value of the current database locale.
Syntax
mi_char *mi_get_db_locale(void);| Valid in client LIBMI application? | Valid in user-defined routine? |
|---|---|
| No | Yes |
Usage
The mi_get_db_locale() function returns the value of the current database locale, which indicates the HCL Informix® GLS locale that the database server uses. The server-locale name gives information about language, territory, code set, and optionally other information about the database server. For more information about the server locale, see the HCL Informix GLS User's Guide.
The
database server locale can be one of the following:
- The current session locale, if it is different than the value of the DB_LOCALE environment variable
- The value of DB_LOCALE
- en_us.8859-1, if DB_LOCALE is not set
Return values
- An mi_char pointer
- A pointer to the name of the current database locale