CLASSES

UIKIT

Locale

super: Object

Information about linguistic, cultural, and technological conventions for use in formatting data for presentation.

Events

  • Load() This event is called when the object becames available in the current runtime system.

  • Unload() This event is called when the object has been removed from the current runtime system (but not yet deallocated).

Class Properties

  • var preferredLanguages: List An ordered list of the user's preferred languages. Users choose a primary language when configuring a device. They may also specify one or more secondary languages in order of preference for use when localization is unavailable in a higher priority language. Use this property to obtain the current user's ordered list of languages, presented as an array of locale identifier strings. (read-only)

Properties

  • var identifier: String The identifier for the locale. Examples of locale identifiers include "en_GB", "es_ES_PREEURO", and "zh-Hant_HK_POSIX@collation=pinyin;currency=CNY". (read-only)

  • var countryCode: String The country code for the locale. Examples of country codes include "GB", "FR", and "HK". (read-only)

  • var languageCode: String The language code for the locale. Examples of language codes include "en", "es", and "zh". (read-only)

  • var scriptCode: String The script code for the locale. Examples of script codes include "Latn" and "Hant". (read-only)

  • var variantCode: String The variant code for the locale. Examples of variant code include "POSIX" and "PREEURO". (read-only)

  • var usesMetricSystem: Bool A Boolean value that indicates whether the locale uses the metric system. (read-only)

  • var decimalSeparator: String The decimal separator for the locale. Example decimal separators include "." and ",". (read-only)

  • var groupingSeparator: String TThe grouping separator for the locale. Example grouping separators include "," and " ". (read-only)

  • var currencyCode: String The currency code for the locale. Example currency codes include "USD", "EUR", and "JPY". (read-only)

  • var currencySymbol: String The currency symbol for the locale. Example currency symbols include "$", "€", and "¥". (read-only)

  • var calendarIdentifier: String The calendar identifier for the locale. (read-only)

  • var currencySymbolIsBefore: Bool A Boolean value that indicates whether the currency symbol must be written before or after the amount value. (read-only)

  • var objectName: String The name of the object.

Class Methods

  • func system(): Locale The generic locale that contains fixed "backstop" settings that provide values for otherwise undefined keys.

Constructors

  • func Locale(identifier: String) Returns a locale using a given locale identifier.

Methods

  • func stringForIdentifier(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified locale identifier.

  • func stringForCountryCode(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified country code. For example, calling this method on an American English (en_US) locale, passing "GB" for countryCode, produces the string "United Kingdom".

  • func stringForLanguageCode(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified language code. For example, calling this method on an American English (en_US) locale, passing "zh" for languageCode, produces the string "Chinese".

  • func stringForScriptCode(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified script code. For example, calling this method on an American English (en_US) locale, passing "Hant" for scriptCode, produces the string "Traditional Han".

  • func stringForVariantCode(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified variant code. For example, calling this method on an American English (en_US) locale, passing "POSIX" for variantCode, produces the string "Computer".

  • func stringForCurrencyCode(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified currency code. For example, calling this method on an American English (en_US) locale, passing "JPY" for currencyCode, produces the string "Japanese Yen".

  • func stringForCalendarIdentifier(string: String): String Returns the localized string for the specified calendar identifier.