com.ibm.icu.impl

Class LocaleUtility

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.icu.impl.LocaleUtility

public class LocaleUtility
extends Object

A class to hold utility functions missing from java.util.Locale.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LocaleUtility()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Locale	fallback(Locale loc) Fallback from the given locale name by removing the rightmost _-delimited element.
static Locale	getLocaleFromName(String name) A helper function to convert a string of the form aa_BB_CC to a locale object.
static boolean	isFallbackOf(Locale parent, Locale child) Compare two locales, and return true if the parent is a 'strict' fallback of the child (parent string is a fallback of child string).
static boolean	isFallbackOf(String parent, String child) Compare two locale strings of the form aa_BB_CC, and return true if parent is a 'strict' fallback of child, that is, if child =~ "^parent(_.+)*" (roughly).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LocaleUtility

public LocaleUtility()

Method Detail

getLocaleFromName

public static Locale getLocaleFromName(String name)

A helper function to convert a string of the form aa_BB_CC to a locale object. Why isn't this in Locale?

isFallbackOf

public static boolean isFallbackOf(String parent,
                                   String child)

Compare two locale strings of the form aa_BB_CC, and return true if parent is a 'strict' fallback of child, that is, if child =~ "^parent(_.+)*" (roughly).

isFallbackOf

public static boolean isFallbackOf(Locale parent,
                                   Locale child)

Compare two locales, and return true if the parent is a 'strict' fallback of the child (parent string is a fallback of child string).

fallback

public static Locale fallback(Locale loc)

Fallback from the given locale name by removing the rightmost _-delimited element. If there is none, return the root locale ("", "", ""). If this is the root locale, return null. NOTE: The string "root" is not recognized; do not use it.

Returns:

a new Locale that is a fallback from the given locale, or null.