Man Page isalpha.3

                       Standard C++ Library
             Copyright 1998, Rogue Wave Software, Inc.

NAME

     isalpha

      - Determines if a character is alphabetic.

SYNOPSIS

     #include <locale>

     template <class charT>
     bool isalpha (charT c, const locale& loc) const;

DESCRIPTION

     The isalpha_function returns true if the character passed as
     a  parameter is part of the alphabet specified by the locale
     parameter. Otherwise the function returns false.   The check
     is made using the ctype facet from the locale parameter.

SEE ALSO

     Other 'is' functions, locale, ctype