Java ResourceBundle getLocale() Method

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Description

The java ResourceBundle getLocale() method returns the locale of this resource bundle. This method can be used after a call to getBundle() to determine whether the resource bundle returned really corresponds to the requested locale or is a fallback.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.ResourceBundle.getLocale() method

public Locale getLocale()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the locale of this resource bundle

Exception

NA

Getting Locale from a Resource Bundle of US Locale

The following example shows the usage of Java ResourceBundle getLocale() method to get the locale. We've created a resource bundle of US Locale for the corresponding hello_en_US.properties file. Then we printed the text assigned to key hello. Then the locale is retrieved using getLocale() method and locale is printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public class ResourceBundleDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new ResourceBundle with specified locale
      ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("hello", Locale.US);

      // print the text assigned to key "hello"
      System.out.println(bundle.getString("hello"));

      // get the locale
      System.out.println(bundle.getLocale());
   }
}

Output

Assuming we have a resource file hello_en_US.properties available in your CLASSPATH, with the following content. This file will be used as an input for our example program −

hello = Hello World!

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Hello World!
en_US

Getting Locale from a Resource Bundle of FRANCE Locale

The following example shows the usage of Java ResourceBundle getLocale() method to get the locale. We've created a resource bundle of French Locale for the corresponding hello_fr_FR.properties file. Then we printed the text assigned to key hello. Then the locale is retrieved using getLocale() method and locale is printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public class ResourceBundleDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new ResourceBundle with specified locale
      ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("hello", Locale.FRANCE);

      // print the text assigned to key "hello"
      System.out.println(bundle.getString("hello"));

      // get the locale
      System.out.println(bundle.getLocale());
   }
}

Output

Assuming we have a resource file hello_fr_FR.properties available in your CLASSPATH, with the following content. This file will be used as an input for our example program −

hello = Bonjour le monde!

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Bonjour le monde!
fr_FR

Getting Locale from a Resource Bundle of GERMANY Locale

The following example shows the usage of Java ResourceBundle getLocale() method to get the locale. We've created a resource bundle of German Locale for the corresponding hello_de_DE.properties file. Then we printed the text assigned to key hello. Then the locale is retrieved using getLocale() method and locale is printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

public class ResourceBundleDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new ResourceBundle with specified locale
      ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("hello", Locale.GERMANY);

      // print the text assigned to key "hello"
      System.out.println(bundle.getString("hello"));

      // get the locale
      System.out.println(bundle.getLocale());
   }
}

Output

Assuming we have a resource file hello_de_DE.properties available in your CLASSPATH, with the following content. This file will be used as an input for our example program −

hello = Hallo Welt!

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Hallo Welt!
de_DE