Java Locale getDisplayCountry() Method

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Description

The Java Locale getDisplayCountry() method returns a name for the locale's country that is appropriate for display to the user.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Locale.getDisplayCountry() method

public final String getDisplayCountry()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the name of the country appropriate to the locale.

Exception

NA

Java Locale getDisplayCountry(Locale inLocale) Method

Description

The Java Locale getDisplayCountry(Locale inLocale) method returns a name for the locale's country that is appropriate for display to the user. If possible, the name returned will be localized according to inLocale.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Locale.getDisplayCountry() method

public String getDisplayCountry(Locale inLocale)

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the name of the country appropriate to the given locale.

Exception

NullPointerException − if inLocale is null

Getting Display Country for US Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayCountry() method. We're creating a locale of US and then its country is retrieved and printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;

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

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale = Locale.US;

      // print this locale
      System.out.println("Locale1:" + locale);

      // print the country of this locale
      System.out.println("Country:" + locale.getDisplayCountry());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:en_US
Country:United States

Getting Display Country for CANADA Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayCountry() method. We're creating a locale of Canada and then its country is retrieved and printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;

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

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale = Locale.CANADA;

      // print this locale
      System.out.println("Locale1:" + locale);

      // print the country of this locale
      System.out.println("Country:" + locale.getDisplayCountry());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:en_CA
Country:Canada

Getting Display Country for FRANCE Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayCountry(Locale) method. We're creating a locale of France and then country is retrieved using German Locale and printed.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;

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

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale = Locale.FRANCE;

      // print this locale
      System.out.println("Locale1:" + locale);

      // print the country of this locale
	  System.out.println("Country:" + locale.getDisplayCountry());
      System.out.println("Country:" + locale.getDisplayCountry(Locale.GERMANY));
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:fr_FR
Country:France
Country:Frankreich