libjava/java/util/Locale.java

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package java.util;

/**
 * Locales represent a specific country and culture.
 * <br><br>
 * Classes which can be passed a Locale object tailor their information 
 * for a given locale.  For instance, currency number formatting is 
 * handled differently for the USA and France.
 * <br><br>
 * Locales are made up of a language code, a country code, and an optional
 * set of variant strings.
 * <br><br>
 * Language codes are represented by
 * <a href="http://www.indigo.ie/egt/standards/iso639/iso639-1-en.html">ISO 639:1988</a>
 * w/ additions from ISO 639/RA Newsletter No. 1/1989
 * and a decision of the Advisory Committee of ISO/TC39 on
 * August 8, 1997.
 * <br><br>
 * Country codes are represented by 
 * <a href="ftp://ftp.ripe.net/iso3166-countrycodes">ISO 3166</a>.
 * <br><br>
 * Variant strings are vendor and browser specific.  Standard variant
 * strings include "POSIX" for POSIX, "WIN" for MS-Windows, and "MAC" for
 * Macintosh.  When there is more than one variant string, they must
 * be separated by an underscore (U+005F).
 * <br><br>
 * The default locale is determined by the values of the system properties
 * user.language, user.region, and user.variant.
 * @see ResourceBundle
 * @see java.text.Format
 * @see java.text.NumberFormat
 * @see java.text.Collator
 * @author Jochen Hoenicke
 * @author Paul Fisher
 */
public final class Locale implements java.io.Serializable, Cloneable
{
  /**
   * Locale which represents the English language.
   */
  public static final Locale ENGLISH = new Locale("en", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the English language.
   */
  public static final Locale FRENCH = new Locale("fr", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the German language.
   */
  public static final Locale GERMAN = new Locale("de", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the Italian language.
   */
  public static final Locale ITALIAN = new Locale("it", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the Japanese language.
   */
  public static final Locale JAPANESE = new Locale("ja", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the Korean language.
   */
  public static final Locale KOREAN = new Locale("ko", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the Chinese language.
   */
  public static final Locale CHINESE = new Locale("zh", "");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the Chinese language as used in China.
   */
  public static final Locale SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE = new Locale("zh", "CN");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the Chinese language as used in Taiwan.
   * Same as TAIWAN Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale TRADITIONAL_CHINESE = new Locale("zh", "TW");
  /**
   * Locale which represents France.
   */
  public static final Locale FRANCE = new Locale("fr", "FR");
  /**
   * Locale which represents Germany.
   */
  public static final Locale GERMANY = new Locale("de", "DE");
  /**
   * Locale which represents Italy.
   */
  public static final Locale ITALY = new Locale("it", "IT");
  /**
   * Locale which represents Japan.
   */
  public static final Locale JAPAN = new Locale("ja", "JP");
  /**
   * Locale which represents Korea.
   */
  public static final Locale KOREA = new Locale("ko", "KR");
  /**
   * Locale which represents China.
   * Same as SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale CHINA = SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE;
  /**
   * Locale which represents the People's Republic of China.
   * Same as CHINA Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale PRC = CHINA;
  /**
   * Locale which represents Taiwan.
   * Same as TRADITIONAL_CHINESE Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale TAIWAN = TRADITIONAL_CHINESE;
  /**
   * Locale which represents the United Kingdom.
   */
  public static final Locale UK = new Locale("en", "GB");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the United States.
   */
  public static final Locale US = new Locale("en", "US");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the English speaking portion of Canada.
   */
  public static final Locale CANADA = new Locale("en", "CA");
  /**
   * Locale which represents the French speaking portion of Canada.
   */
  public static final Locale CANADA_FRENCH = new Locale("fr", "CA");

  /**
   * We are compatible to sun's Locale.
   */
  static final long serialVersionUID = 9149081749638150636L;

  /**
   * The language code, as returned by getLanguage().
   * @serial
   */
  private String language;
  /**
   * The country code, as returned by getCountry().
   * @serial
   */
  private String country;
  /**
   * The variant code, as returned by getVariant().
   * @serial
   */
  private String variant;
  /**
   * This is the cached hashcode.  When writing to stream, we write -1.
   * @serial
   */
  private int hashcode;

  /**
   * Convert old iso639 codes to the new ones.
   */
  private String convertLanguage(String language)
  {
    if (language.equals(""))
      return language;

    language = language.toLowerCase();
    int index = "iw,in,ji".indexOf(language);
    if (index != -1)
      return "he,id,yi".substring(index, index + 2);
    return language;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new locale for the given language and country.
   * @param language lowercase two-letter ISO-639 A2 language code.
   * @param country uppercase two-letter ISO-3166 A2 contry code.
   * @param variant vendor and browser specific.
   */
  public Locale(String language, String country, String variant)
  {
    this.language = convertLanguage(language);
    this.country = country.toUpperCase();
    this.variant = variant.toUpperCase();
    this.hashcode = (this.language.hashCode() ^ this.country.hashCode()
		     ^ this.variant.hashCode());
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new locale for the given language and country.
   * @param language lowercase two-letter ISO-639 A2 language code.
   * @param country uppercase two-letter ISO-3166 A2 country code.
   */
  public Locale(String language, String country)
  {
    this(language, country, "");
  }

  private static Locale defaultLocale =
    new Locale(System.getProperty("user.language", ""),
	       System.getProperty("user.region", ""),
	       System.getProperty("user.variant", ""));

  /**
   * Returns the default Locale.  The default locale is generally
   * once set on start up and then never changed.  Normally you 
   * should use this locale for everywhere you need a locale.
   * The initial setting matches the default locale, the user has
   * chosen.
   */
  public static Locale getDefault()
  {
    return defaultLocale;
  }

  /**
   * Changes the default locale.  Normally only called on program
   * start up.  Note that this doesn't change the locale for other
   * programs.  
   */
  public static void setDefault(Locale newLocale)
  {
    defaultLocale = newLocale;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the list of available locales.
   */
  public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales()
  {
    /* I only return those for which localized language
     * or country information exists.
     * XXX - remove hard coded list.
     */
    return new Locale[]
    {
      ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, new Locale("ga", "")
    };
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list of all 2-letter uppercase country codes as defined
   * in ISO 3166
   */
  public static String[] getISOCountries()
  {
    return new String[]
    {
       "AF", "AL", "DZ", "AS", "AD", "AO", "AI", "AQ", "AG",
       "AR", "AM", "AW", "AU", "AT", "AZ", "BS", "BH", "BD",
       "BB", "BY", "BE", "BZ", "BJ", "BM", "BT", "BO", "BA",
       "BW", "BV", "BR", "IO", "BN", "BG", "BF", "BI", "KH",
       "CM", "CA", "CV", "KY", "CF", "TD", "CL", "CN", "CX",
       "CC", "CO", "KM", "CG", "CK", "CR", "CI", "HR", "CU",
       "CY", "CZ", "DK", "DJ", "DM", "DO", "TP", "EC", "EG",
       "SV", "GQ", "ER", "EE", "ET", "FK", "FO", "FJ", "FI",
       "FR", "FX", "GF", "PF", "TF", "GA", "GM", "GE", "DE",
       "GH", "GI", "GR", "GL", "GD", "GP", "GU", "GT", "GN",
       "GW", "GY", "HT", "HM", "HN", "HK", "HU", "IS", "IN",
       "ID", "IR", "IQ", "IE", "IL", "IT", "JM", "JP", "JO",
       "KZ", "KE", "KI", "KP", "KR", "KW", "KG", "LA", "LV",
       "LB", "LS", "LR", "LY", "LI", "LT", "LU", "MO", "MK",
       "MG", "MW", "MY", "MV", "ML", "MT", "MH", "MQ", "MR",
       "MU", "YT", "MX", "FM", "MD", "MC", "MN", "MS", "MA",
       "MZ", "MM", "NA", "NR", "NP", "NL", "AN", "NC", "NZ",
       "NI", "NE", "NG", "NU", "NF", "MP", "NO", "OM", "PK",
       "PW", "PA", "PG", "PY", "PE", "PH", "PN", "PL", "PT",
       "PR", "QA", "RE", "RO", "RU", "RW", "KN", "LC", "VC",
       "WS", "SM", "ST", "SA", "SN", "SC", "SL", "SG", "SK",
       "SI", "SB", "SO", "ZA", "GS", "ES", "LK", "SH", "PM",
       "SD", "SR", "SJ", "SZ", "SE", "CH", "SY", "TW", "TJ",
       "TZ", "TH", "TG", "TK", "TO", "TT", "TN", "TR", "TM",
       "TC", "TV", "UG", "UA", "AE", "GB", "US", "UM", "UY",
       "UZ", "VU", "VA", "VE", "VN", "VG", "VI", "WF", "EH",
       "YE", "YU", "ZR", "ZM", "ZW"};
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list of all 2-letter lowercase language codes as defined
   * in ISO 639 (both old and new variant).
   */
  public static String[] getISOLanguages()
  {
    return new String[]
    {
	"aa", "ab", "af", "am", "ar", "as", "ay", "az", "ba",
	"be", "bg", "bh", "bi", "bn", "bo", "br", "ca", "co",
	"cs", "cy", "da", "de", "dz", "el", "en", "eo", "es",
	"et", "eu", "fa", "fi", "fj", "fo", "fr", "fy", "ga",
	"gd", "gl", "gn", "gu", "ha", "iw", "he", "hi", "hr",
	"hu", "hy", "ia", "in", "id", "ie", "ik", "is", "it",
	"iu", "ja", "jw", "ka", "kk", "kl", "km", "kn", "ko",
	"ks", "ku", "ky", "la", "ln", "lo", "lt", "lv", "mg",
	"mi", "mk", "ml", "mn", "mo", "mr", "ms", "mt", "my",
	"na", "ne", "nl", "no", "oc", "om", "or", "pa", "pl",
	"ps", "pt", "qu", "rm", "rn", "ro", "ru", "rw", "sa",
	"sd", "sg", "sh", "si", "sk", "sl", "sm", "sn", "so",
	"sq", "sr", "ss", "st", "su", "sv", "sw", "ta", "te",
	"tg", "th", "ti", "tk", "tl", "tn", "to", "tr", "ts",
	"tt", "tw", "ug", "uk", "ur", "uz", "vi", "vo", "wo",
	"xh", "ji", "yi", "yo", "za", "zh", "zu"};
  }

  /**
   * Returns the language code of this locale.
   * @return language code portion of this locale, or an empty String if
   * none exists
   */
  public String getLanguage()
  {
    return language;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the country code of this locale.
   * @return country code portion of this locale, or an empty String if
   * none exists
   */
  public String getCountry()
  {
    return country;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the variant code of this locale.
   */
  public String getVariant()
  {
    return variant;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the string representation of the current locale.  This
   * consists of the language, the country, and the variant,
   * separated by an underscore.  If one of this three component is
   * missing the underscore will also disappear.  
   * @return the string representation of this Locale.
   */
  public final String toString()
  {
    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(language);
    String underscore = "";
    if (language.length() != 0)
      underscore = "_";
    if (country.length() != 0)
      {
	result.append(underscore);
	result.append(country);
	underscore = "_";
      }
    if (variant.length() != 0)
      {
	result.append(underscore);
	result.append(variant);
      }
    return result.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the three-letter ISO language abbrevation of this locale.
   * @exception MissingResourceException if the three-letter code is not
   * known.  
   */
  public String getISO3Language() throws MissingResourceException
  {
    int index =
      ("aa,ab,af,am,ar,as,ay,az,ba,be,bg,bh,bi,bn,bo,br,ca,co,cs,cy," +
       "da,de,dz,el,en,eo,es,et,eu,fa,fi,fj,fo,fr,fy,ga,gd,gl,gn,gu," +
       "gv,ha,hi,hr,hu,hy,ia,ie,ik,id,is,it,iu,he,ja,yi,jw,ka,kk,kl," +
       "km,kn,ko,ks,ku,kw,ky,la,lb,ln,lo,lt,lv,mg,mi,mk,ml,mn,mo,mr," +
       "ms,mt,my,na,ne,nl,no,oc,om,or,pa,pl,ps,pt,qu,rm,rn,ro,ru,rw," +
       "sa,sd,se,sg,sh,si,sk,sl,sm,sn,so,sq,sr,ss,st,su,sv,sw,ta,te," +
       "tg,th,ti,tk,tl,tn,to,tr,ts,tt,tw,ug,uk,ur,uz,vi,vo,wo,xh,yo," +
       "za,zh,zu,").indexOf(language + ",");
       
    if (index == -1 || language.length() != 2)
      throw new MissingResourceException
	("Can't find ISO3 language for " + language,
	 "java.util.Locale", language);

    /* Don't read this aloud.  This are the three letter language codes
     */
    return
      ("aarabkaframharaasmaymazebakbelbulbihbisbenbodbrecatcoscescym" +
       "dandeudzoellengepospaesteusfasfinfijfaofrafrygaigdhglggrnguj" +
       "maxhauhinhrvhunhyeinaileipkindislitaikuhebjpnyidjawkatkazkal" +
       "khmkankorkaskurcorkirlatltzlinlaolitlavmlgmrimkdmalmonmolmar" +
       "msamltmyanaunepnldnorociormoripanpolpusporquerohrunronruskin" +
       "sansndsmisagsrpsinslkslvsmosnasomsqisrpsswsotsunsweswatamtel" +
       "tgkthatirtuktgltsntonturtsotattwiuigukrurduzbvievolwolxhoyor" +
       "zhazhozul").substring(index, index + 3);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the three-letter ISO country abbrevation of the locale.
   * @exception MissingResourceException if the three-letter code is not
   * known.
   */
  public String getISO3Country() throws MissingResourceException
  {
    int index =
      ("AF,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE," +
       "BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD," +
       "CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,CI,HR,CU,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,TP,EC," +
       "EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,FX,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI," +
       "GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,IR,IQ,IE," +
       "IL,IT,JM,JP,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KP,KR,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU," +
       "MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,MS,MA,MZ," +
       "MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,AN,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PA,PG,PY," +
       "PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,KN,LC,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,SC,SL," +
       "SG,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,ES,LK,SH,PM,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ," +
       "TH,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UM,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN," +
       "VG,VI,WF,EH,YE,YU,ZM,ZW,").indexOf(country + ",");
       
    if (index == -1 || language.length() != 2)
      throw new MissingResourceException
	("Can't find ISO3 country for " + country,
	 "java.util.Locale", country);

    /* Don't read this aloud.  This are the three letter country codes
     */
    return
      ("AFGALBDZAASMANDAGOAIAATAATGARGARMABWAUSAUTAZEBHSBHRBGDBRBBLRBEL" +
       "BLZBENBMUBTNBOLBIHBWABVTBRAIOTBRNBGRBFABDIKHMCMRCANCPVCYMCAFTCD" +
       "CHLCHNCXRCCKCOLCOMCOGCODCOKCRICIVHRVCUBCYPCZEDNKDJIDMADOMTMPECU" +
       "EGYSLVGNQERIESTETHFLKFROFJIFINFRAFXXGUFPYFATFGABGMBGEODEUGHAGIB" +
       "GRCGRLGRDGLPGUMGTMGINGNBGUYHTIHMDVATHNDHKGHUNISLINDIDNIRNIRQIRL" +
       "ISRITAJAMJPNJORKAZKENKIRPRKKORKWTKGZLAOLVALBNLSOLBRLBYLIELTULUX" +
       "MACMKDMDGMWIMYSMDVMLIMLTMHLMTQMRTMUSMYTMEXFSMMDAMCOMNGMSRMARMOZ" +
       "MMRNAMNRUNPLNLDANTNCLNZLNICNERNGANIUNFKMNPNOROMNPAKPLWPANPNGPRY" +
       "PERPHLPCNPOLPRTPRIQATREUROMRUSRWAKNALCAVCTWSMSMRSTPSAUSENSYCSLE" +
       "SGPSVKSVNSLBSOMZAFSGSESPLKASHNSPMSDNSURSJMSWZSWECHESYRTWNTJKTZA" +
       "THATGOTKLTONTTOTUNTURTKMTCATUVUGAUKRAREGBRUSAUMIURYUZBVUTVENVNM" +
       "VGBVIRWLFESHYEMYUGZMBZWE").substring(index, index + 3);
  }

  /** 
   * Gets the country name suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for the default locale.  This has the same effect as
   * <pre>
   * getDisplayLanguage(Locale.getDefault());
   * </pre>
   *
   * @return the language name of this locale localized to the
   * default locale.  If the localized is not found, the ISO code
   * is returned.
   */
  public String getDisplayLanguage()
  {
    return getDisplayLanguage(getDefault());
  }

  /** 
   * Gets the language name suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for a specified locale.
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   * @return the language name of this locale localized to the
   * given locale.  If the localized is not found, the ISO code
   * is returned.
   */
  public String getDisplayLanguage(Locale locale)
  {
    try
      {
	ResourceBundle bundle
	  = ResourceBundle.getBundle("gnu.java.locale.iso639", locale);
	return bundle.getString(language);
      }
    catch (MissingResourceException ex)
      {
	return language;
      }
  }

  /** 
   * Returns the country name of this locale localized to the
   * default locale.  If the localized is not found, the ISO code
   * is returned.  This has the same effect as
   * <pre>
   * getDisplayCountry(Locale.getDefault());
   * </pre>
   */
  public String getDisplayCountry()
  {
    return getDisplayCountry(getDefault());
  }

  /** 
   * Gets the country name suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for a specified locale.
   *
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   * @return the country name of this locale localized to the given
   * locale.  If the localized is not found, the ISO country code is
   * returned.  */
  public String getDisplayCountry(Locale locale)
  {
    try
      {
	ResourceBundle bundle =
	  ResourceBundle.getBundle("gnu.java.locale.iso3166", locale);
	return bundle.getString(country);
      }
    catch (MissingResourceException ex)
      {
	return country;
      }
  }

  /** 
   * Returns the variant name of this locale localized to the
   * default locale.  If the localized is not found, the variant code
   * itself is returned.  This has the same effect as
   * <pre>
   * getDisplayVariant(Locale.getDefault());
   * </pre>
   */
  public String getDisplayVariant()
  {
    return getDisplayVariant(getDefault());
  }

  /** 
   * Returns the variant name of this locale localized to the
   * given locale.  If the localized is not found, the variant code
   * itself is returned.
   */
  public String getDisplayVariant(Locale locale)
  {
    /*XXX - load a bundle? */
    return variant;
  }

  /**
   * Gets all local components suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for the default locale.  For the language component, getDisplayLanguage
   * is called.  For the country component, getDisplayCountry is called.
   * For the variant set component, getDisplayVariant is called.
   * <br><br>
   * The returned String will be one of the following forms:<br>
   * <pre>
   * language (country, variant)
   * language (country)
   * language (variant)
   * country (variant)
   * language
   * country
   * variant
   * </pre>
   * @return String version of this locale, suitable for display to the
   * user.
   */
  public String getDisplayName()
  {
    return getDisplayName(getDefault());
  }

  /**
   * Gets all local components suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for a specified locale.  For the language component, 
   * getDisplayLanguage(Locale) is called.  For the country component, 
   * getDisplayCountry(Locale) is called.  For the variant set component, 
   * getDisplayVariant(Locale) is called.
   * <br><br>
   * The returned String will be one of the following forms:<br>
   * <pre>
   * language (country, variant)
   * language (country)
   * language (variant)
   * country (variant)
   * language
   * country
   * variant
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   *
   * @return String version of this locale, suitable for display to the
   * user.
   */
  public String getDisplayName(Locale locale)
  {
    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
    int count = 0;
    String[] delimiters = {"", " (", ","};
    
    if (language.length() != 0)
      {
	result.append(delimiters[count++]);
	result.append(getDisplayLanguage(locale));
      }

    if (country.length() != 0)
      {
	result.append(delimiters[count++]);
	result.append(getDisplayCountry(locale));
      }

    if (variant.length() != 0)
      {
	result.append(delimiters[count++]);
	result.append(getDisplayVariant(locale));
      }

    if (count > 1)
      result.append(")");
      
    return result.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Does the same as <code>Object.clone()</code> but does not throw
   * an <code>CloneNotSupportedException</code>.  Why anyone would
   * use this method is a secret to me, since this class is
   * immutable.  
   */
  public Object clone()
  {
    try
      {
	return super.clone();
      }
    catch (CloneNotSupportedException ex)
      {
	return null;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Return the hash code for this locale.  The hashcode is the logical
   * xor of the hash codes of the language, the country and the variant.
   * The hash code is precomputed, since <code>Locale</code>s are often
   * used in hash tables.
   */
  public synchronized int hashCode()
  {
    // This method is synchronized because writeObject() might reset
    // the hashcode.
    return hashcode;
  }

  /**
   * Compares two locales.
   * @param obj the other locale.
   * @return true, if obj is a Locale with the same language, country, and
   * variant code as this locale, otherwise false.
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    if (this == obj)
      return true;
    if (!(obj instanceof Locale))
      return false;
    Locale l = (Locale) obj;
    return (language.equals(l.language)
	    && country.equals(l.country)
	    && variant.equals(l.variant));
  }

  /**
   * @serialdata According to jdk1.2 the hashcode should always be 
   * written as -1; 
   */
  private synchronized void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream output)
    throws java.io.IOException
  {
    int tmpHashcode = hashcode;
    hashcode = -1;
    output.defaultWriteObject();
    hashcode = tmpHashcode;
  }

  /**
   * @serialdata  According to jdk1.2 the hashCode is always invalid
   * and must be recomputed.
   */
  private void readObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream input)
    throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException
  {
    input.defaultReadObject();
    hashcode = language.hashCode() ^ country.hashCode() ^ variant.hashCode();
  }
}