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:: com :: sun :: star :: resource ::

interface XLocale
Description
offers some operations on ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale structures.
See also
XResourceBundle, Locale

Methods' Summary
create creates a locale from language, country, and variant.  
getDefault the common method of getting the current default locale.  
setDefault sets the default locale for the whole environment.  
getAvailableLocales  
getISOCountries  
getISOLanguages  
getLanguagesForCountry  
getISO3Language  
getISO3Country  
getDisplayLanguage_Default  
getDisplayLanguage  
getDisplayCountry_Default  
getDisplayCountry  
getDisplayVariant_Default  
getDisplayVariant  
getDisplayName_Default  
getDisplayName  
equals  
Methods' Details
create
::com::sun::star::lang::Locale
create( [in] string  aLanguage,
[in] string  aCountry,
[in] string  aVariant );

Description
creates a locale from language, country, and variant.

NOTE: ISO 639 is not a stable standard; some of the language codes it defines (specifically iw, ji, and in) have changed. This constructor accepts both the old codes (iw, ji, and in) and the new codes (he, yi, and id), but all other API on XLocale will return only the NEW codes.

Note: The Java class Locale returns the old codes.

getDefault
::com::sun::star::lang::Locale
getDefault();

Description
the common method of getting the current default locale.

It is used for the presentation (for menus, dialogs, etc.). It is, generally, set once when your applet or application is initialized, then never reset. (If you do reset the default locale, you probably want to reload your GUI, so that the change is reflected in your interface.)

More advanced programs allow users to use different locales for different fields, for example, in a spreadsheet.
Note that the initial setting will match the host system.

setDefault
void
setDefault( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  newLocale );

Description
sets the default locale for the whole environment.

It is normally set once at the beginning of an application, then never reset. setDefault does not reset the host locale.

getAvailableLocales
sequence< ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale >
getAvailableLocales();

Returns
a sequence of all locales which are available in the system.
getISOCountries
sequence< string >
getISOCountries();

Returns
a sequence of all ISO country codes known to the component.
getISOLanguages
sequence< string >
getISOLanguages();

Returns
a sequence of all ISO language codes known to the component.
getLanguagesForCountry
sequence< string >
getLanguagesForCountry( [in] string  country );

Returns
a sequence for language codes which are valid within the given country.
getISO3Language
string
getISO3Language( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale )
raises( MissingResourceException );

Returns
the ISO language code for the specified locale.
getISO3Country
string
getISO3Country( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale )
raises( MissingResourceException );

Returns
the ISO country code for the specified locale.
getDisplayLanguage_Default
string
getDisplayLanguage_Default( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale );

Returns
language code for display of field to user. If the localized name is not found, returns the ISO code. The desired user language is from the default locale.
getDisplayLanguage
string
getDisplayLanguage( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale,
[in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  inLocale );

Returns
language code for display of field to user. If the localized name is not found, returns the ISO codes.
Parameter inLocale
specifies the desired user language.
Example
"English (UK)", "Deutch", "Germany"
getDisplayCountry_Default
string
getDisplayCountry_Default( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale );

Returns
country code for display of field to user. If the localized name is not found, returns the ISO code. The desired user country is from the default locale.
getDisplayCountry
string
getDisplayCountry( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale,
[in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  inLocale );

Returns
country code for display of field to user. If the localized name is not found, returns the ISO codes.
Parameter inLocale
specifies the desired user country.
getDisplayVariant_Default
string
getDisplayVariant_Default( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale );

Returns
variant code for display of field to user. The desired user variant is from the default locale.
getDisplayVariant
string
getDisplayVariant( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale,
[in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  inLocale );

Returns
variant code for display of field to user. If the localized name is not found, returns the ISO codes.
Parameter inLocale
specifies the desired user variant.
getDisplayName_Default
string
getDisplayName_Default( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale );

Returns
a string to display the entire locale to user. If the localized name is not found, uses the ISO codes. The default locale is used for the presentation language.
getDisplayName
string
getDisplayName( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  locale,
[in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  inLocale );

Returns
a string to display the entire locale to user. If the localized name is not found, uses the ISO codes.
Parameter inLocale
specifies the desired user locale.
equals
boolean
equals( [in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  l1,
[in] ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale  l2 );

Returns
true if the ::com::sun::star::lang::Locale l1 is equal to the other one.

A locale is deemed equal to another locale with identical language, country, and variant, and unequal to all other objects.

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