Ticket #7323: main.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <boost/locale.hpp>

using namespace boost::locale;

int main()
{
        generator gen;
        // Create locale generator 
        std::locale::global(gen("ru_RU.CP1251"));

        const unsigned char mas[]={0xCF, 0xF0, 0xE8, 0xE2, 0xE5, 0xF2, 0x00};           /// Russian "Ïðèâåò" in CP1251 codepage

        const char* strHello=(const char*)mas;
        //const char* strHello="Ïðèâåò";


        // Display a trash. But I think it's a good - I do not set locale
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

        // set system default locale (by Boost.Locale method)
        std::locale::global(gen(""));

        // Display a trash.
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

        // maybe I chose wrong locale?
        // Let us try to find it!


        // ru_RU.CP1251
        std::locale::global(gen("ru_RU.CP1251"));

        // Display a trash.
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

        // ru_RU.CP866
        std::locale::global(gen("ru_RU.CP866"));

        // Display a trash.
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

        // ru_RU.UTF-8
        std::locale::global(gen("ru_RU.UTF-8"));

        // Display a trash.
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;


        // dumb idea
        std::locale::global(gen("brainfuck"));

        // Display a trash.
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;


        // My brain need to reeboot!
        // Totally WRONG LOCALE "brainfuck" was created and applied!!!!

        // and finally!!!

        // set system default locale (by Windows method)
        std::locale::global( std::locale("") );

        // Looking good!
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

// --- I have new idea - try using imbue --------------------------------

        // using Some "default" locale
        std::locale::global( std::locale("English") );

        // Display Trash2
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

        std::locale loc=gen("ru_RU.CP1251");

        std::cout.imbue(loc);

        // Display Trash2
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;

        loc=gen("ru_RU.CP866");

        std::cout.imbue(loc);

        // Display Trash2
        std::cout<<strHello<<std::endl;
}