Enum Locale.Category

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Locale.Category>
Enclosing class:
Locale

public static enum Locale.Category
extends Enum<Locale.Category>

Enum for locale categories. These locale categories are used to get/set the default locale for the specific functionality represented by the category.

Since:
1.7
See Also:
Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category), Locale.setDefault(Locale.Category, Locale)

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
DISPLAY

Category used to represent the default locale for displaying user interfaces.

FORMAT

Category used to represent the default locale for formatting dates, numbers, and/or currencies.

Methods

Modifier and Type Method and Description
static Locale.Category valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

static Locale.Category[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constants

DISPLAY

public static final Locale.Category DISPLAY

Category used to represent the default locale for displaying user interfaces.

FORMAT

public static final Locale.Category FORMAT

Category used to represent the default locale for formatting dates, numbers, and/or currencies.

Methods

values

public static Locale.Category[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Locale.Category c : Locale.Category.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:
an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Locale.Category valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:
name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:
the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
NullPointerException - if the argument is null

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