oracle.ifs.utils.locale

Class LocaleUtilities

java.lang.Object

oracle.ifs.utils.locale.LocaleUtilities

public class LocaleUtilities
extends Object

The LocaleUtilities class provides methods to obtain the iFS supported character sets and languages.

Version:

1.0.5

Author:

Tina Seto

(Unpublished)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static CharacterSet[]	getAllCharacterSets() Returns all the character sets.
static Language[]	getAllLanguages() Returns all languages.
static Collection	getAllLocales() Returns all Locales.
static Language	getBestLanguage(String localeStr) Returns the best Language object match given the locale string, such as en-US, en, de-GR If no match found or locale string is null, it defaults to English.
static CharacterSet[]	getPrimaryCharacterSets() Returns the primary character sets.
static Language[]	getPrimaryLanguages() Returns the primary languages.
static boolean	isValidCharacterSet(String code) Determines whether the given character set code is a valid IANA code.
static boolean	isValidLanguage(String language) Determines whether the given language is a valid name using the Oracle naming convention.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAllCharacterSets

public static CharacterSet[] getAllCharacterSets()

Returns all the character sets.

Returns:

a CharacterSet array.

(Published)

getPrimaryCharacterSets

public static CharacterSet[] getPrimaryCharacterSets()

Returns the primary character sets.

Returns:

a CharacterSet array.

(Published)

getAllLanguages

public static Language[] getAllLanguages()

Returns all languages.

Returns:

a Language array.

(Published)

getPrimaryLanguages

public static Language[] getPrimaryLanguages()

Returns the primary languages.

Returns:

a Language array.

(Published)

getAllLocales

public static Collection getAllLocales()

Returns all Locales.

Returns:

a Collection of Locales.

(Published)

isValidLanguage

public static boolean isValidLanguage(String language)

Determines whether the given language is a valid name using the Oracle naming convention.

Parameters:

language - the language name.

Returns:

true if language is a valid language name.

(Published)

isValidCharacterSet

public static boolean isValidCharacterSet(String code)

Determines whether the given character set code is a valid IANA code.

Parameters:

code - the character set code.

Returns:

true if code is a valid IANA code.

(Published)

getBestLanguage

public static Language getBestLanguage(String localeStr)

Returns the best Language object match given the locale string, such as en-US, en, de-GR If no match found or locale string is null, it defaults to English. Warning: String lengths should be either exactly 2 or 5 characters. There are no guarantees that this is an accurate match, just a best try. Allow for ISO or Java locale format. (en-US or en_US)

Parameters:

localeStr - language/country code

Returns:

a Language object that fits the best match

(Published)