std::ctype::classic_table(3)

okay so this is std::ctype::classic_table(3) from the C++ Standard Libary manual — header folded in near the top like a little bow, bestie. 🎀

💖 NAME 💖

• std::ctype::classic_table — std::ctype::classic_table (yes, it's the same thing twice, the NAME section is just like that 💅)

✨ Synopsis ✨

Defined in header <locale>, periodt. Here are both signatures, because the page literally shows both eras:

static const mask* classic_table() throw();   (until C++11)
static const mask* classic_table() noexcept;  (since C++11)

Returns the classification table that matches the classification used by the minimal "C" locale. Slay.

🌸 Parameters 🌸

(none) — not a single parameter, bestie. zero. nada. 🫶

🎀 Return value 🎀

A pointer to the first element in the classification table (which is an array of size std::ctype<char>::table_size). It's giving pointer-to-first-element energy, no cap.

🦋 Notes 🦋

Default-constructed std::ctype<char> facets use this table for classification. That's the whole note, but it's lowkey important — the default-constructed facets are literally leaning on this table for their classification vibes.

💀 Example 💀

This section is incomplete Reason: no example

🌈 Category 🌈

the category line is literally this, no filter:

• * Todo no example

okay bye bestie 🫶 this came from http://cppreference.com, dated 2024.06.10, and it's the std::ctype::classic_table(3) page — periodt. 💅✨