The setDefault(Locale.Category cate, Locale newLoc) method of Locale class in Java is used to set the default locale for this instance of the JVM or the Java Virtual machine and this in no way affects the locale host.
Syntax:
public static void
setDefault(Locale.Category cate,
Locale newLocale)
Parameters: The method takes two parameters:
- cate: This is of Locale.Category type and specifies the category to which the default locale is to be set.
- newLoc: This is also of locale type and refers to the new default locale.
Return Value: The method does not return any value.
Exception: The method can throw exceptions like-
- SecurityException: This is thrown if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method doesn’t allow the operation.
- NullPointerException: This is thrown if the newLoc is null.
Below programs illustrate the setDefault() Method of Locale class:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate setDefault() method import java.util.*; class Locale_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a new locale Locale first_locale = new Locale("nu", "NO", "NY"); // Displaying first locale System.out.println("First Locale: " + first_locale); // Setting the Locale Locale.setDefault(Locale.Category.DISPLAY, new Locale("ar", "SA")); Locale new_locale = Locale.getDefault(); // Displaying the default locale of new locale System.out.println("The default locale: " + new_locale); }} |
Output:
First Locale: nu_NO_NY The Hash Code: en_US
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate setDefault() method import java.util.*; class Locale_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating a new locale Locale first_locale = new Locale("en", "IN"); // Displaying first locale System.out.println("First Locale: " + first_locale); // Setting the Locale Locale.setDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT, new Locale("en", "US")); Locale new_locale = Locale.getDefault(); // Displaying the default locale of new locale System.out.println("The default locale: " + new_locale); }} |
Output:
First Locale: en_IN The Hash Code: en_US
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html#getDefault–
