Enum Locale.Category

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<Locale.Category>
- - java.util.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 Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	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.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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 declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

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.

Method Detail

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