nsISupports
Last changed in Gecko 1.9 (Firefox 3)Implemented by: @mozilla.org/intl/nslocaleservice;1. To use this service, use:
var localeService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/nslocaleservice;1"]
.getService(Components.interfaces.nsILocaleService);
Method overview
nsILocale getApplicationLocale(); |
AString getLocaleComponentForUserAgent(); |
nsILocale getLocaleFromAcceptLanguage(in string acceptLanguage); |
nsILocale getSystemLocale(); |
nsILocale newLocale(in AString aLocale); |
nsILocale newLocaleObject(in nsILocaleDefinition localeDefinition); Obsolete since Gecko 1.9 |
Methods
getApplicationLocale()
Gets the user preference for locale from the operating system.
getSystemLocale.nsILocale getApplicationLocale();
Parameters
None.
Return value
The user's OS setting for preferred locale.
getLocaleComponentForUserAgent()
Gets the user preference for locale from the operating system.
AString getLocaleComponentForUserAgent();
Parameters
None.
Return value
The user's OS setting for preferred locale in the format described in nsILocale.
getLocaleFromAcceptLanguage()
Gets the most preferred locale from a list of locale preferences.
nsILocale getLocaleFromAcceptLanguage( in string acceptLanguage );
Parameters
-
acceptLanguage - Locale preference in the same format as the Accept-Language HTTP header.
Return value
The most preferred locale according to the acceptLanguage parameter.
getSystemLocale()
Gets the user preference for locale from the operating system.
nsILocale getSystemLocale();
Parameters
None.
Return value
The user's OS setting for preferred locale.
newLocale()
Create a new nsILocale from a locale string.
nsILocale newLocale( in AString aLocale );
Parameters
-
aLocale -
A locale code as described in
nsILocale.
Return value
A nsILocale representing the given locale.
newLocaleObject()
nsILocale newLocaleObject( in nsILocaleDefinition localeDefinition );
Parameters
-
localeDefinition -
A locale definition as described in
nsILocaleDefinition.
Return value
A nsILocale representing the given locale. Calls to its getCategory method return the values originally passed to the locale definition's addCategory method.