Java Locale toString() Method

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Description

The Java Locale toString() method is a getter for the programmatic name of the entire locale, with the language, country and variant separated by underbars

Declaration

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

public final String toString()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns a string representation of the object.

Exception

NA

Getting String representation of US Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale toString() method. We're creating a locale of US and then its string representation 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("Locale:" + locale);

      // print the string representation of this locale
      System.out.println("String Representation:" + locale.toString());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale:en_US
String Representation:en_US

Getting String representation of CANADA Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale toString() method. We're creating a locale of Canada and then its string representation 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("Locale:" + locale);

      // print the string representation of this locale
      System.out.println("String Representation:" + locale.toString());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale:en_CA
String Representation:en_CA

Getting String representation of FRANCE Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale toString() method. We're creating a locale of France and then its string representation 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.FRANCE;

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

      // print the string representation of this locale
      System.out.println("String Representation:" + locale.toString());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale:fr_FR
String Representation:fr_FR