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# 28 Text processing library [[text]](./#text)

## 28.3 Localization library [[localization]](localization#locale.members)

### 28.3.3 Locales [[locales]](locales#locale.members)

#### 28.3.3.1 Class locale [[locale]](locale#members)

#### 28.3.3.1.4 Members [locale.members]

[ð](#lib:locale,combine)

`template<class Facet> locale combine(const locale& other) const;
`

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1015)

*Effects*: Constructs a locale incorporating all facets from *this except for that one facet of other that is identified by Facet[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1020)

*Returns*: The newly created locale[.](#2.sentence-1)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1024)

*Throws*: runtime_error if has_facet<Facet>(other) is false[.](#3.sentence-1)

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1028)

*Remarks*: The resulting locale has no name[.](#4.sentence-1)

[ð](#lib:locale,name)

`string name() const;
`

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1039)

*Returns*: The name of *this, if it has one;
otherwise, the string "*"[.](#5.sentence-1)

[ð](#lib:locale,encoding)

`text_encoding encoding() const;
`

[6](#6)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1051)

*Mandates*: CHAR_BIT == 8 is true[.](#6.sentence-1)

[7](#7)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/text.tex#L1055)

*Returns*: A text_encoding object representing
the implementation-defined encoding scheme
associated with the locale *this[.](#7.sentence-1)
