The valueOf() method of java.util.Locale.Category enum in Java is used to get the value of the specified constant of this Locale.Category enum type. This method takes the constant name as the parameter.
Syntax:
public static Locale.Category valueOf(String name)
Parameter: This method accepts a parameter name which is the constant name whose value is to be retrieved from the Locale.Category enum.
Return Type: This method returns an instance of this Locale.Category enum type with the value of the specified name.
Exception: This method do not throw any exception.
Program 1:
// Java program to demonstrate// the above method  import java.util.*;import java.util.Locale.*;  public class LocaleCategoryDemo {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          String name = "DISPLAY";          // Getting the constant        // of Locale.Category        System.out.println("Locale.Category "                           + "value of "                           + name + ": "                           + Locale.Category                                 .valueOf(name));    }} |
Output:
Locale.Category value of DISPLAY: DISPLAY
Program 2:
// Java program to demonstrate// the above method  import java.util.*;import java.util.Locale.*;  public class LocaleCategoryDemo {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          String name = "FORMAT";          // Getting the constant        // of Locale.Category        System.out.println("Locale.Category "                           + "value of "                           + name + ": "                           + Locale.Category                                 .valueOf(name));    }} |
Output:
Locale.Category value of FORMAT: FORMAT
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/util/Locale.Category.html#valueOf-java.lang.String-
