Java Locale getVariant() Method

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Description

The Java Locale getVariant() method returns the variant code for this locale.

Declaration

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

public String getVariant()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the variant code, or the empty string if none is defined.

Exception

NA

Getting Variant from a Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getVariant() method. We're creating a locale of US and then Variant Code are 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 = new Locale("en", "US", "WIN");

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

      // print the variant code of this locale
	  System.out.println("Variant Code:" + locale.getVariant());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale:en_US_WIN
Language:WIN