| Methods |
Description |
| compareStrings |
Compares two Strings for this locale. |
| equals |
Compares the current Locale object to the object assigned in the obj parameter. |
| getAbbrevCountry |
Retrieves the abbreviated name of the country from the ISO Standard 3166. |
| getAbbrevDayName |
Retrieves the native abbreviated name for the specific day of the week. |
| getAbbrevLanguage |
Retrieves the abbreviated name of the locale's language. |
| getAbbrevMonthName |
Retrieves the native abbreviated name for a specific month. |
| getAMTimeMark |
Retrieves a String that represents the AM designator. |
| getCalendarType |
Retrieves the current calendar type. |
| getCenturyFormat |
Determines if the year specifier is a 4-digit or a 2-digit century. |
| getCharacterSet |
Retrieves the character set for this locale. |
| getCompareIgnoreCase |
Determines if string comparisons will ignore case. |
| getCompareIgnoreKana |
Determines if string comparisons will ignore kana. |
| getCompareIgnoreKashida |
Determines if string comparisons will ignore kashida. |
| getCompareIgnoreNonSpace |
Determines if string comparisons will ignore nonspacing characters. |
| getCompareIgnoreSymbols |
Determines if string comparisons will ignore symbols. |
| getCompareIgnoreWidth |
Determines if string comparisons will ignore the width of characters. |
| getCountry |
Retrieves the fully localized name of the country. |
| getCountryCode |
Retrieves the country code, based on international telephone codes. |
| getCurrencyDecimalGrouping |
Retrieves sizes for each group of monetary digits to the left of the decimal. |
| getCurrencyDecimalSeparator |
Retrieves the character used as the monetary decimal separator. |
| getCurrencyFractionalDigits |
Retrieves the number of fractional digits for the local monetary format. |
| getCurrencyNegativePosition |
Determines the position of the monetary symbol used for a negative monetary value. |
| getCurrencyNegativeSeparation |
Determines if a space is provided between the negative monetary symbol and its monetary value. |
| getCurrencyPositivePosition |
Determines the position of the monetary symbol used for a positive monetary value. |
| getCurrencyPositiveSeparation |
Determines if a space is provided between the positive monetary symbol and its monetary value. |
| getCurrencySymbol |
Retrieves the symbol used as the local monetary symbol. |
| getCurrencyThousandSeparator |
Retrieves the symbol used as the monetary separator between groups of digits to the left of the decimal. |
| getCurrentThreadLocale |
Retrieves the Locale object for the current thread. |
| getDateSeparator |
Retrieves the symbol used as the locale's date separator. |
| getDayLeadingZero |
Determines whether or not a leading zero is used for dates that have single digit days. |
| getDayName |
Retrieves the native long name for the specific day of the week. |
| getDecimalGrouping |
Retrieves sizes for each group of digits to the left of the decimal. |
| getDecimalSeparator |
Retrieves the character used as the decimal separator. |
| getDefaultAnsiCodePage |
Retrieves the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) code page associated with this locale. |
| getDefaultCountry |
Retrieves the country code for the principal country in this locale. |
| getDefaultLanguage |
Retrieves the language identifier for the principal language spoken in this locale. |
| getDefaultMacCodePage |
Retrieves the Apple Macintosh code page associated with the locale. |
| getDefaultOEMCodePage |
Retrieves the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) code page associated with the locale. |
| getEnglishCountry |
Retrieves the full English name of the country. |
| getEnglishCurrencyName |
Retrieves the full English name of the currency system associated with the locale. |
| getEnglishLanguage |
Retrieves the full English name of the language as specified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 639. |
| getFirstDayOfWeek |
Retrieves the day of the week that is considered the first day of the week in the current locale. |
| getFirstWeekOfYear |
Retrieves a value representing the first week of the year for the current locale. |
| getFractionalDigits |
Retrieves the number of fractional digits that can be specified for the current locale. |
| getInstalledLocales |
Retrieves an array of Locale objects for all of the locales that are currently installed on the computer. |
| getIntlCurrencyFractionalDigits |
Retrieves the number of fractional digits that are used in the local monetary format. |
| getIntlCurrencySymbol |
Retrieves the three characters of the international monetary symbol specified in ISO 4217. |
| getISO3116CountryName |
Retrieves the country name as defined by the International Standards Organization's (IS0) 3116 standard. |
| getISO639LanguageName |
Retrieves the language name as defined by the International Standards Organization's (ISO) 639 standard. |
| getLanguage |
Retrieves the full localized name of the language. |
| getLanguageId |
Retrieves the language identifier indicating the language of the current locale. |
| getLCID |
Retrieves the LCID that the Locale object represents. |
| getLeadingZero |
Determines whether or not a leading zero is specified for decimal values. |
| getListSeparator |
Retrieves the character used to separate list items in the current locale. |
| getLongDateFormatString |
Retrieves the long date formatting string for this locale. |
| getLongDateOrder |
Retrieves the long date format order. |
| getMeasurementSystem |
Retrieves the system of measurement used in the current locale. |
| getMonthLeadingZero |
Determines whether or not a leading zero is specified in month fields in a date. |
| getMonthName |
Retrieves the native long name for a specific month. |
| getNativeCountry |
Retrieves the native name of the country. |
| getNativeCurrencyName |
Retrieves the native name of the currency system associated with the locale. |
| getNativeDigits |
Retrieves the native equivalents to the ASCII characters 0 through 9 used in the current locale. |
| getNativeLanguage |
Retrieves the native name of the language used in the current locale. |
| getNegativeCurrencyMode |
Retrieves the negative currency format for the current locale. |
| getNegativeNumberMode |
Retrieves the negative number format for the current locale. |
| getNegativePosition |
Retrieves the formatting index for negative values. |
| getNegativeSign |
Retrieves the value of the negative sign. |
| getOptionalCalendarType |
Provides additional calendar types. |
| getParentLocale |
Provides the parent locale for the thread calling this method. |
| getPMTimeMark |
Retrieves the PM designator. |
| getPositiveCurrencyMode |
Retrieves the positive currency mode. |
| getPositivePosition |
Retrieves the formatting index for positive values. |
| getPositiveSign |
Retrieves the value of the positive sign. |
| getShortDateFormatString |
Retrieves a short date formatting string for this locale. |
| getShortDateOrder |
Retrieves a short date format-ordering specifier. |
| getSortId |
Retrieves the SortID for this locale. |
| getSupportedLocales |
Retrieves an array of all the locales that are currently supported by the system. |
| getSystemDefaultLocale |
Retrieves the system's default locale. |
| getThousandSeparator |
Retrieves the symbol used to separate groups of digits to the left of the decimal. |
| getTimeFormat |
Retrieves the time format specifier. |
| getTimeFormatString |
Retrieves a String describing the time formatting for this thread's locale. |
| getTimeLeadingZero |
Retrieves information that specifies whether or not there are leading zeros in the hour position for a time field. |
| getTimeMarkPosition |
Retrieves an integer value indication where the TimeMark(AM/PM) is placed. |
| getTimeSeparator |
Retrieves the symbol used for the time separator. |
| getUserDefaultLocale |
Retrieves the symbol for the default user locale. |
| getYearMonthFormatString |
Retrieves information for formatting the Year/Month for the locale. |
| setAMTimeMark |
Sets a String with the AM designator. |
| setCalendarType |
Sets the current calendar type. |
| setCompareIgnoreCase |
Sets the case sensitivity of string comparisons. |
| setCompareIgnoreKana |
Sets the kana sensitivity of string comparisons. |
| setCompareIgnoreKashida |
Sets the kashida sensitivity of string comparisons. |
| setCompareIgnoreNonSpace |
Sets the nonspacing character sensitivity of string comparisons. |
| setCompareIgnoreSymbols |
Sets the symbol sensitivity of string comparisons. |
| setCompareIgnoreWidth |
Sets the width sensitivity of string comparisons. |
| setCurrencyDecimalGrouping |
Sets the size for each group of monetary digits to the left of the decimal. |
| setCurrencyDecimalSeparator |
Sets the symbol to be used as the monetary decimal separator. |
| setCurrencyFractionalDigits |
Sets the number of fractional digits used by the local monetary format. |
| setCurrencySymbol |
Sets the symbol to be used as the local monetary symbol. |
| setCurrencyThousandSeparator |
Sets the symbol used as the monetary separator between groups of digits to the left of the decimal. |
| setDateSeparator |
Sets the String to be used as the date separator. |
| setDecimalGrouping |
Set the number of digits for each group of digits to the left of the decimal. |
| setDecimalSeparator |
Sets the value to be used for the decimal separator. |
| setFirstDayOfWeek |
Sets which day to use as the first day in a week. |
| setFirstWeekOfYear |
Sets the criteria for determing which week to use as the first week of the year. |
| setFractionalDigits |
Sets the number of digits to the right of the decimal. |
| setLeadingZero |
Sets whether or not leading zeros will be in the decimal fields. |
| setListSeparator |
Sets the symbol to used to separate items in a list. |
| setLongDateFormatString |
Sets the long date formatting string for this locale. |
| setMeasurementSystem |
Sets the system of measurement to be used. |
| setNegativeCurrencyMode |
Sets the mode to use when displaying negative currency values. |
| setNegativeNumberMode |
Sets the format to use to display negative numbers. |
| setNegativeSign |
Sets the value describing the negative sign. |
| setPMTimeMark |
Sets the value to be used as the PM designator. |
| setPositiveCurrencyMode |
Sets the format used to display positive currency values. |
| setPositiveSign |
Sets a value that describes the positive sign. |
| setShortDateFormatString |
Sets the short date formatting string for this locale. |
| setThousandSeparator |
Sets the value used to separate groups of digits to the left of the decimal. |
| setTimeFormat |
Sets the time-format specifier. |
| setTimeFormatString |
Sets the format string used to display time for this locale. |
| setTimeSeparator |
Sets the symbol to use for the time separator. |
| setYearMonthFormatString |
Sets the Year/Month formatting string for the locale. |