CFML Reference Previous Up One Level Next Search
ColdFusion Functions


GetLocale

Description

Returns the locale for the current request. Locales are determined by the native operating system. A locale is an encapsulation of the set of attributes that govern the display and formatting of international date, time, number, and currency values.

Category

International functions

Syntax 


GetLocale()

See also

SetLocale

Usage

ColdFusion supports the following locales with a default Windows NT installation.
Locales Supported by ColdFusion
Dutch (Belgian)
 French (Canadian)
 Norwegian (Bokmal)
Dutch (Standard)
 French (Standard)
 Norwegian (Nynorsk)
English (Australian)
 French (Swiss)
 Portuguese (Brazilian)
English (Canadian)
 German (Austrian)
 Portuguese (Standard)
English (New Zealand)
 German (Standard)
 Spanish (Mexican)
English (UK)
 German (Swiss)
 Spanish (Modern)
English (US)
 Italian (Standard)
 Spanish (Standard)
French (Belgian)
 Italian (Swiss)
 Swedish


Note

The variable Server.ColdFusion.SupportedLocales is initialized at startup with a comma-delimited list of the locales that ColdFusion and the operating system support. GetLocale returns an entry from the list. SetLocale fails if called with a locale name not on that list.

Example 

<!--- This example shows GetLocale --->

<html>

<head>

<title>GetLocale Example</title>

</head>



<body>

<H3>GetLocale Example</H3>

<P>GetLocale returns the locale for the current request. 

Locales are determined by the native operating system.

<P>A locale is an encapsulation of the set of attributes that 

govern the display and formatting of international date, time, 

number, and currency values.





<P>The locale for this system is <cfoutput>#GetLocale()#</cfoutput>



</body>

</html>
Copyright © 2001, Macromedia Inc. All rights reserved. Previous Up Next Search

Banner.Novgorod.Ru