_free_locale

Frees a locale object.

Syntax

void _free_locale(
   _locale_t locale
);

Parameters

locale
Locale object to free.

Remarks

The _free_locale function is used to free the locale object obtained from a call to _get_current_locale or _create_locale.

The previous name of this function, __free_locale (with two leading underscores) has been deprecated.

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.

Requirements

Routine Required header
_free_locale <locale.h>

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

See also

_get_current_locale
_create_locale, _wcreate_locale