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31.Dd May 29, 1994
32.Dt CATGETS 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm catgets
36.Nd retrieve string from message catalog
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <nl_types.h>
39.Ft char *
40.Fn catgets "nl_catd catd" "int set_id" "int msg_id" "char *s"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn catgets
44function attempts to retrieve message
45.Fa msg_id
46of set
47.Fa set_id
48from the message catalog referenced by the descriptor
49.Fa catd .
50The argument
51.Fa s
52points to a default message which is returned if the function
53is unable to retrieve the specified message.
54.Sh RETURN VALUE
55If the specified message was retrieved successfully,
56.Fn catgets
57returns a pointer to an internal buffer containing the message string;
58otherwise it returns
59.Fa s .
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr catclose 3 ,
62.Xr catopen 3
63.Sh STANDARDS
64The
65.Fn catgets
66function conforms to
67.St -xpg3 .
68