std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>::narrow

char narrow( char_type c, char dfault ) const;

Converts a current locale-specific character c to its standard equivalent. The result is converted from char_type to char if needed. If no conversion can be performed, the function returns dfault

Effectively calls std::use_facet < std::ctype <char_type> > (getloc( ) ).narrow (c, dfault) ;

Parameters

c	-	character to convert
dfault	-	character to return if the conversion was unsuccessful

Return value

Character converted to its standard equivalent and then to char. dfault

See also

widen	widens characters (public member function)
narrow	invokes do_narrow (public member function of std::ctype<CharT>)
wctob	narrows a wide character to a single-byte narrow character, if possible (function)