SetLocaleInfo

The SetLocaleInfo function sets an item of locale information. It does so by making an entry in the process portion of the locale table. This setting only affects the user override portion of the locale settings; it does not set the system defaults.

Only certain types of locale information, or LCTYPE values, can be set by this function. See the following Remarks section for a list of valid LCTYPE values.

The locale information is always passed in as a null-terminated Unicode string in the Unicode (W) version of the function, and as a null-terminated ANSI string in the ANSI (A) version. No integers are allowed by this function; any numeric values must be specified as Unicode or ANSI text. Each LCTYPE has a particular format, as noted in Locale Identifiers. 

BOOL SetLocaleInfo(
  LCID Locale,       // locale identifier
  LCTYPE LCType,     // type of information to set
  LPCTSTR lpLCData   // pointer to information to set
);

Parameters

Locale
Specifies the locale whose information the function will set. The locale provides a context for the string mapping or sort key generation. An application can use the MAKELCID macro to create a locale identifier.
LCType
Specifies the type of locale information to be set by the function. Note that only one LCTYPE may be specified per call. Not all LCTYPE values are valid; see the list of valid LCTYPE values in the following Remarks section.
lpLCData
Points to a null-terminated string containing the locale information the function will set. This should be an LPWSTR for the Unicode (W) version of the function, and an LPSTR for the ANSI (A) version. The information must be in the specified LCTYPE's particular format.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. GetLastError may return one of the following error codes:

ERROR_INVALID_ACCESS
ERROR_INVALID_FLAGS
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

Remarks

The following LCTYPE values are valid for this function:

LOCALE_ICALENDARTYPE LOCALE_SDATE
LOCALE_ICURRDIGITS LOCALE_SDECIMAL
LOCALE_ICURRENCY LOCALE_SGROUPING
LOCALE_IDIGITS LOCALE_SLIST
LOCALE_IFIRSTDAYOFWEEK LOCALE_SLONGDATE
LOCALE_IFIRSTWEEKOFYEAR LOCALE_SMONDECIMALSEP
LOCALE_ILZERO LOCALE_SMONGROUPING
LOCALE_IMEASURE LOCALE_SMONTHOUSANDSEP
LOCALE_INEGCURR LOCALE_SNEGATIVESIGN
LOCALE_INEGNUMBER LOCALE_SPOSITIVESIGN
LOCALE_IPAPERSIZE LOCALE_SSHORTDATE
LOCALE_ITIME LOCALE_STHOUSAND
LOCALE_S1159 LOCALE_STIME
LOCALE_S2359 LOCALE_STIMEFORMAT
LOCALE_SCURRENCY LOCALE_SYEARMONTH

Windows CE: Windows CE supports an additional LCTYPE value, LOCALE_SYEARMONTH. Windows CE does not support the LOCALE_IPAPERSIZE value.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.5 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winnls.h.
  Import Library: Use kernel32.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

National Language Support Overview, National Language Support Functions, GetLocaleInfo