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- java.util.Locale.Builder
 
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- Enclosing class:
- Locale
 
 public static final class Locale.Builder extends Object Builderis used to build instances ofLocalefrom values configured by the setters. Unlike theLocaleconstructors, theBuilderchecks if a value configured by a setter satisfies the syntax requirements defined by theLocaleclass. ALocaleobject created by aBuilderis well-formed and can be transformed to a well-formed IETF BCP 47 language tag without losing information.Note: The Localeclass does not provide any syntactic restrictions on variant, while BCP 47 requires each variant subtag to be 5 to 8 alphanumerics or a single numeric followed by 3 alphanumerics. The methodsetVariantthrowsIllformedLocaleExceptionfor a variant that does not satisfy this restriction. If it is necessary to support such a variant, use a Locale constructor. However, keep in mind that aLocaleobject created this way might lose the variant information when transformed to a BCP 47 language tag.The following example shows how to create a Localeobject with theBuilder.Locale aLocale = new Builder().setLanguage("sr").setScript("Latn").setRegion("RS").build();Builders can be reused; clear()resets all fields to their default values.- Since:
- 1.7
- See Also:
- Locale.forLanguageTag(java.lang.String)
 
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Constructor SummaryConstructors Constructor Description Builder()Constructs an empty Builder.
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description Locale.BuilderaddUnicodeLocaleAttribute(String attribute)Adds a unicode locale attribute, if not already present, otherwise has no effect.Localebuild()Returns an instance ofLocalecreated from the fields set on this builder.Locale.Builderclear()Resets the builder to its initial, empty state.Locale.BuilderclearExtensions()Resets the extensions to their initial, empty state.Locale.BuilderremoveUnicodeLocaleAttribute(String attribute)Removes a unicode locale attribute, if present, otherwise has no effect.Locale.BuildersetExtension(char key, String value)Sets the extension for the given key.Locale.BuildersetLanguage(String language)Sets the language.Locale.BuildersetLanguageTag(String languageTag)Resets the Builder to match the provided IETF BCP 47 language tag.Locale.BuildersetLocale(Locale locale)Resets theBuilderto match the providedlocale.Locale.BuildersetRegion(String region)Sets the region.Locale.BuildersetScript(String script)Sets the script.Locale.BuildersetUnicodeLocaleKeyword(String key, String type)Sets the Unicode locale keyword type for the given key.Locale.BuildersetVariant(String variant)Sets the variant.
 
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setLocalepublic Locale.Builder setLocale(Locale locale) Resets theBuilderto match the providedlocale. Existing state is discarded.All fields of the locale must be well-formed, see Locale.Locales with any ill-formed fields cause IllformedLocaleExceptionto be thrown, except for the following three cases which are accepted for compatibility reasons:- Locale("ja", "JP", "JP") is treated as "ja-JP-u-ca-japanese"
- Locale("th", "TH", "TH") is treated as "th-TH-u-nu-thai"
- Locale("no", "NO", "NY") is treated as "nn-NO"
 - Parameters:
- locale- the locale
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- localehas any ill-formed fields.
- NullPointerException- if- localeis null.
 
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setLanguageTagpublic Locale.Builder setLanguageTag(String languageTag) Resets the Builder to match the provided IETF BCP 47 language tag. Discards the existing state. Null and the empty string cause the builder to be reset, likeclear(). Legacy tags (seeLocale.forLanguageTag(java.lang.String)) are converted to their canonical form before being processed. Otherwise, the language tag must be well-formed (seeLocale) or an exception is thrown (unlikeLocale.forLanguageTag, which just discards ill-formed and following portions of the tag).- Parameters:
- languageTag- the language tag
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- languageTagis ill-formed
- See Also:
- Locale.forLanguageTag(String)
 
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setLanguagepublic Locale.Builder setLanguage(String language) Sets the language. Iflanguageis the empty string or null, the language in thisBuilderis removed. Otherwise, the language must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.The typical language value is a two or three-letter language code as defined in ISO639. - Parameters:
- language- the language
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- languageis ill-formed
 
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setScriptpublic Locale.Builder setScript(String script) Sets the script. Ifscriptis null or the empty string, the script in thisBuilderis removed. Otherwise, the script must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.The typical script value is a four-letter script code as defined by ISO 15924. - Parameters:
- script- the script
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- scriptis ill-formed
 
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setRegionpublic Locale.Builder setRegion(String region) Sets the region. If region is null or the empty string, the region in thisBuilderis removed. Otherwise, the region must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.The typical region value is a two-letter ISO 3166 code or a three-digit UN M.49 area code. The country value in the Localecreated by theBuilderis always normalized to upper case.- Parameters:
- region- the region
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- regionis ill-formed
 
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setVariantpublic Locale.Builder setVariant(String variant) Sets the variant. If variant is null or the empty string, the variant in thisBuilderis removed. Otherwise, it must consist of one or more well-formed subtags, or an exception is thrown.Note: This method checks if variantsatisfies the IETF BCP 47 variant subtag's syntax requirements, and normalizes the value to lowercase letters. However, theLocaleclass does not impose any syntactic restriction on variant, and the variant value inLocaleis case sensitive. To set such a variant, use a Locale constructor.- Parameters:
- variant- the variant
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- variantis ill-formed
 
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setExtensionpublic Locale.Builder setExtension(char key, String value) Sets the extension for the given key. If the value is null or the empty string, the extension is removed. Otherwise, the extension must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.Note: The key UNICODE_LOCALE_EXTENSION('u') is used for the Unicode locale extension. Setting a value for this key replaces any existing Unicode locale key/type pairs with those defined in the extension.Note: The key PRIVATE_USE_EXTENSION('x') is used for the private use code. To be well-formed, the value for this key needs only to have subtags of one to eight alphanumeric characters, not two to eight as in the general case.- Parameters:
- key- the extension key
- value- the extension value
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- keyis illegal or- valueis ill-formed
- See Also:
- setUnicodeLocaleKeyword(String, String)
 
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setUnicodeLocaleKeywordpublic Locale.Builder setUnicodeLocaleKeyword(String key, String type) Sets the Unicode locale keyword type for the given key. If the type is null, the Unicode keyword is removed. Otherwise, the key must be non-null and both key and type must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.Keys and types are converted to lower case. Note:Setting the 'u' extension via setExtension(char, java.lang.String)replaces all Unicode locale keywords with those defined in the extension.- Parameters:
- key- the Unicode locale key
- type- the Unicode locale type
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- IllformedLocaleException- if- keyor- typeis ill-formed
- NullPointerException- if- keyis null
- See Also:
- setExtension(char, String)
 
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addUnicodeLocaleAttributepublic Locale.Builder addUnicodeLocaleAttribute(String attribute) Adds a unicode locale attribute, if not already present, otherwise has no effect. The attribute must not be null and must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.- Parameters:
- attribute- the attribute
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- attributeis null
- IllformedLocaleException- if- attributeis ill-formed
- See Also:
- setExtension(char, String)
 
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removeUnicodeLocaleAttributepublic Locale.Builder removeUnicodeLocaleAttribute(String attribute) Removes a unicode locale attribute, if present, otherwise has no effect. The attribute must not be null and must be well-formed or an exception is thrown.Attribute comparison for removal is case-insensitive. - Parameters:
- attribute- the attribute
- Returns:
- This builder.
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if- attributeis null
- IllformedLocaleException- if- attributeis ill-formed
- See Also:
- setExtension(char, String)
 
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clearpublic Locale.Builder clear() Resets the builder to its initial, empty state.- Returns:
- This builder.
 
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clearExtensionspublic Locale.Builder clearExtensions() Resets the extensions to their initial, empty state. Language, script, region and variant are unchanged.- Returns:
- This builder.
- See Also:
- setExtension(char, String)
 
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buildpublic Locale build() Returns an instance ofLocalecreated from the fields set on this builder.This applies the conversions listed in Locale.forLanguageTag(java.lang.String)when constructing a Locale. (Legacy tags are handled insetLanguageTag(java.lang.String).)- Returns:
- A Locale.
 
 
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