localeconv()->decimal_point([0]

[WineNCheese]

Any idea why when I call this function, it always returns a period
(full stop) instead of a comma, even though my regional settings say
it should return a comma? If not, is there another way to get this
information? This does not work on my PC.

 

[Sven Gohlke]

Any idea why when I call this function, it always returns a period
(full stop) instead of a comma, even though my regional settings say
it should return a comma? If not, is there another way to get this
information? This does not work on my PC.

You may work on a system which don't support locales which are optional (the
function may return default values). Do it Yourself is the motto of choice.

 

[Ben Pfaff]

Any idea why when I call this function, it always returns a period
(full stop) instead of a comma, even though my regional settings say
it should return a comma? If not, is there another way to get this
information? This does not work on my PC.

Did you remember to call setlocale() first?

 

[WineNCheese]

I didn't know I needed to. All I need to do is get the decimal
character as defined by the current user's Regional Settings. If I
need to call setlocale() first, how do I get the parameters this
function needs for the current user's Regional settings?