Java Locale - getISO3Language() Method

The java.util.Locale.getISO3Language() method returns a three-letter abbreviation of this locale's language. If the language matches an ISO 639-1 two-letter code, the corresponding ISO 639-2/T three-letter lowercase code is returned. If the locale specifies a three-letter language, the language is returned as is. If the locale does not specify a language the empty string is returned.

Syntax

public String getISO3Language()
                       throws MissingResourceException

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns a three-letter abbreviation of this locale's language.

Exception

Throws MissingResourceException, if three-letter language abbreviation is not available for this locale.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Locale.getISO3Language() method is used to get a three-letter abbreviation of the given locale's language.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a locale
    Locale loc = new Locale("EN", "UK");

    //printing the locale
    System.out.println("loc is: " + loc);

    //printing the language of the locale
    System.out.println("Language is: " + loc.getISO3Language());
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

loc is: en_UK
Language is: eng