Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * - Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the * distribution. * * Neither the name of Sun Microsystems, Inc. or the names of * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived * from this software without specific prior written permission. * * This software is provided "AS IS," without a warranty of any * kind. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY * EXCLUDED. SUN AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES * SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR * DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES. IN NO EVENT WILL SUN * OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA, OR * FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR * PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF * LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SOFTWARE, * EVEN IF SUN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. * * You acknowledge that Software is not designed, licensed or intended * for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of * any nuclear facility. */ import java.util.Locale; public class Main { /** * Convert a string based locale into a Locale Object * <br> * <br>Strings are formatted: * <br> * <br>language_contry_variant * **/ public static Locale getLocaleFromString(String localeString) { if (localeString == null) { return null; } if (localeString.toLowerCase().equals("default")) { return Locale.getDefault(); } int languageIndex = localeString.indexOf('_'); if (languageIndex == -1) { return null; } int countryIndex = localeString.indexOf('_', languageIndex + 1); String country = null; if (countryIndex == -1) { if (localeString.length() > languageIndex) { country = localeString.substring(languageIndex + 1, localeString.length()); } else { return null; } } int variantIndex = -1; if (countryIndex != -1) { countryIndex = localeString.indexOf('_', countryIndex + 1); } String language = localeString.substring(0, languageIndex); String variant = null; if (variantIndex != -1) { variant = localeString.substring(variantIndex + 1, localeString.length()); } if (variant != null) { return new Locale(language, country, variant); } else { return new Locale(language, country); } } }