Java.util.Locale Class
Java Locale Class
Java.util package provides a Locale class. A Locale object represents a specific geographical, political, or cultural region. An operation that requires a Locale to perform its task is called locale-sensitive and uses the Locale to tailor information for the user. For example, displaying a number is a locale-sensitive operation— the number should be formatted according to the customs and conventions of the user's native country, region, or culture. The locale is just a mechanism for identifying objects, not a container for the objects themselves.
Class declaration
The declaration of java.util.Locale class is:
public final class Locale
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Serializable
Fields
| S.N | Field and Description |
|---|---|
| 1. |
static Locale CANADA Useful constant for country. |
| 2. |
static Locale CANADA_FRENCH Useful constant for country. |
| 3. |
static Locale CHINA Useful constant for country. |
| 4. |
static Locale CHINESE Useful constant for language. |
| 5. |
static Locale ENGLISH Useful constant for language. |
| 6. |
static Locale FRANCE Useful constant for country. |
| 7. |
static Locale FRENCH Useful constant for language. |
| 8. |
static Locale GERMAN Useful constant for language. |
| 9. |
static Locale GERMANY Useful constant for country. |
| 10. |
static Locale ITALIAN Useful constant for language. |
| 11. |
static Locale ITALY Useful constant for country. |
| 12. |
static Locale JAPAN Useful constant for country. |
| 13. |
static Locale JAPANESE Useful constant for language. |
| 14. |
static Locale KOREA Useful constant for country. |
| 15. |
static Locale KOREAN Useful constant for language. |
| 16. |
static Locale PRC Useful constant for country. |
| 17. |
static char PRIVATE_USE_EXTENSION The key for the private use extension ('x'). |
| 18. |
static Locale ROOT Useful constant for the root locale. |
| 19. |
static Locale SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE Useful constant for language. |
| 20. |
static Locale TAIWAN Useful constant for country. |
| 21. |
static Locale TRADITIONAL_CHINESE Useful constant for language. |
| 22. |
static Locale UK Useful constant for country. |
| 23. |
static char UNICODE_LOCALE_EXTENSION The key for Unicode locale extension ('u'). |
| 24. |
static Locale US Useful constant for country. |
Class Constructors
| S.N | Constructors & Description |
|---|---|
| 1. |
Locale(String language) Construct a locale from a language code. |
| 2. |
Locale(String language, String country) Construct a locale from language and country. |
| 3. |
Locale(String language, String country, String variant) Construct a locale from language, country and variant. |
java.util.Locale Methods
The java.util.Locale class has a number of methods which are listed below:
Member Methods
| S.N | Methods & Description |
|---|---|
| 1. |
Object clone() Overrides Cloneable. |
| 2. |
boolean equals(Object obj) Returns true if this Locale is equal to another object. |
| 3. |
String getDisplayCountry() Returns a name for the locale's country that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 4. |
String getDisplayCountry(Locale inLocale) Returns a name for the locale's country that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 5. |
String getDisplayLanguage() Returns a name for the locale's language that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 6. |
String getDisplayLanguage(Locale inLocale) Returns a name for the locale's language that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 7. |
String getDisplayName() Returns a name for the locale that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 8. |
String getDisplayName(Locale inLocale) Returns a name for the locale that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 9. |
String getDisplayScript() Returns a name for the locale's script that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 10. |
String getDisplayScript(Locale inLocale) Returns a name for the locale's script that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 11. |
String getDisplayVariant() Returns a name for the locale's variant code that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 12. |
String getDisplayVariant(Locale inLocale) Returns a name for the locale's variant code that is appropriate for display to the user. |
| 13. |
String getISO3Country() Returns a three-letter abbreviation for this locale's country. |
| 14. |
String getISO3Language() Returns a three-letter abbreviation of this locale's language. |
| 15. |
String getLanguage() Returns the language code of this Locale. |
| 16. |
String getScript() Returns the script for this locale, which should either be the empty string or an ISO 15924 4-letter script code. |
| 17. |
String getVariant() Returns the variant code for this locale. |
| 18. |
boolean hasExtensions() Returns true if this Locale has any extensions. |
| 19. |
int hashCode() Override hashCode. |
| 20. |
String toLanguageTag() Returns a well-formed IETF BCP 47 language tag representing this locale. |
| 21. |
String toString() Returns a string representation of this Locale object, consisting of language, country, variant, script, and extensions as below: language + "_" + country + "_" + (variant + "_#" | "#") + script + "-" + extensions Language is always lower case, country is always upper case, script is always title case, and extensions are always lower case. |
Methods inherited
This class inherits the methods of following class:
- java.lang.Object
