Module java.base

Package java.util

Enum Class Locale.Category

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Locale.Category>

java.util.Locale.Category

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Locale.Category>, Constable

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)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Locale.Category	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Locale.Category[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

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 Details

values

public static Locale.Category[] values()

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

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Locale.Category valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null