Java API Tutorial - Java Scanner.useLocale(Locale locale)

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Syntax

Scanner.useLocale(Locale locale) has the following syntax.

public Scanner useLocale(Locale locale)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Scanner.useLocale(Locale locale) method.

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Scanner;
//from  w ww.j ava 2  s.  c  o  m
public class Main {

   public static void main(String[] args) {

      String s = "java2s.com 1 + 1 = 2.0 true ";

      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

      System.out.println(scanner.nextLine());

      // change the locale of the scanner
      scanner.useLocale(Locale.ENGLISH);

      // display the new locale
      System.out.println(scanner.locale());

      scanner.close();
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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