Java Scanner locale() Method

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Description

The java Scanner locale() method returns this scanner's locale.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Scanner.locale() method

public Locale locale()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns this scanner's locale

Exception

NA

Getting Locale of a Scanner on a String Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Scanner locale() method to check locale of this scanner. We've created a scanner object using a given string. Then we printed the string using nextLine() method and then locale is printed. Scanner is closed using close() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ScannerDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      String s = "Hello World! 3 + 3.0 = 6";

      // create a new scanner with the specified String Object
      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(s);

      // print the next line of the string
      System.out.println(scanner.nextLine());
      
      System.out.println(scanner.locale());
      // close the scanner
      scanner.close();

   }
}

Output

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

Hello World! 3 + 3.0 = 6
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Getting Locale of a Scanner on User Input Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Scanner locale() method to check locale of this scanner. We've created a scanner object using System.in class. Then we printed the string using nextLine() method and then its locale. Then scanner is closed using close() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ScannerDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new scanner with the system input
      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);

      // print the next line of the string
      System.out.println(scanner.nextLine());

      System.out.println(scanner.locale());
      // close the scanner
      scanner.close();
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result − (where we've entered Hello World and pressed enter key.)

Hello World
Hello World
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Getting Locale of a Scanner on a Properties File Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Scanner locale() method to check locale of this scanner. We've created a scanner object using a File properties.txt. Then we printed the content using nextLine() method and then its locale is printed. Then scanner is closed using close() method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class ScannerDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException {

      // create a new scanner with a file as input
      Scanner scanner = new Scanner(new File("properties.txt"));

      // print the next line of the string
      System.out.println(scanner.nextLine());

      System.out.println(scanner.locale());
      // close the scanner
      scanner.close();
   }
}

Assuming we have a file properties.txt available in your CLASSPATH, with the following content. This file will be used as an input for our example program −

Height=200
Width=15

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result − where we've entered Hello World and pressed enter key.

Height=200
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