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## Function template gather_month_strings

boost::date_time::gather_month_strings — This function gathers up all the month strings from a std::locale.

## Synopsis

    template<typename charT>
      std::vector< std::basic_string< charT > >
      gather_month_strings(const std::locale & locale, bool short_strings = true);

## Description

Using the time_put facet, this function creates a collection of all the month strings from a locale. This is handy when building custom date parsers or formatters that need to be localized.

Parameters: |
`locale` | The locale to use when gathering the strings
`short_strings` | True(default) to gather short strings, false for long strings.
Returns: | A vector of strings containing the strings in order. eg: Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.

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