GETFDEC C-3

NAME

getfdec - get decimal separator character

SYNOPSIS

#include <cbase/dtypes.h>

int getfdec()

DESCRIPTION

Getfdec returns an integer value that represents the decimal point. This character replaces the . character when formatting numeric values to ASCII. This character must also match input when the . character is in an input format string.

The decimal separator character is retrieved from the country format structure (see fcountry(C-3)).

SEE ALSO

fcountry(C-3), getfthou(C-3)

C/Base Reference Manual Chapter 13, "Formatting Data Values"