Function Calls and Macros

Obtaining a Locale Structure

The following International folio macros obtain a Locale structure:

intlCloseLocale() Terminates use of a Locale Item.
intlLookupLocale() Returns a pointer to the Locale structure for an Item.
intlOpenLocale() Gains access to a Locale Item.

Manipulating Characters and Dates

The following International folio calls manipulate characters, dates, and numbers:

intlCompareStrings() Compares two character strings.
intlConvertString() Changes attributes of a character string.
intlFormatDate() Formats a date according to a specified format.
IntlFormatNumber() Formats a number according to a specified format.
intlGetCharAttrs()Returns attributes of a specified character.
intlTransliterateString()Converts a character string from one character set to another.

Converting Character Sets

The following JString folio calls are used to convert from one character set to another.

ConvertASCII2ShiftJIS()Converts a string from ASCII to Shift-JIS
ConvertShiftJIS2ASCII() Converts a string from Shift-JIS to ASCII.
ConvertShiftJIS2UniCode() Converts a string from Shift-JIS to UniCode.
ConvertUniCode2ShiftJIS() Converts a string from UniCode to Shift-JIS.