NAME

catgets — retrieve string from message catalog

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

catclose(3), catopen(3)

STANDARDS

The catgets() function conforms to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 3 (“XPG3”).