PROLOG

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

NAME

       freelocale — free resources allocated for a locale object

SYNOPSIS

       #include <locale.h>

       void freelocale(locale_t locobj);

DESCRIPTION

       The  freelocale()  function shall cause the resources allocated for a locale object returned by a call to
       the newlocale() or duplocale() functions to be released.

       The behavior is undefined if the locobj 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.

RETURN VALUE

       None.

ERRORS

       None.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

   Freeing Up a Locale Object
       The following example shows a code fragment to free a locale object created by newlocale():

           #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);

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       duplocale(), newlocale(), uselocale()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <locale.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form 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 Institute of Electrical  and  Electronics
       Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original
       IEEE  and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document.
       The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

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