Java Locale getDisplayLanguage() Method

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Description

The Java Locale getDisplayLanguage() method returns a name for the locale's language that is appropriate for display to the user. If possible, the name returned will be localized for the default locale.

Declaration

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

public final String getDisplayLanguage()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

It returns the name of the display language.

Exception

NA

Java Locale getDisplayLanguage(Locale inLocale) Method

Description

The Java Locale getDisplayLanguage(Locale inLocale) method returns a name for the locale's language that is appropriate for display to the user. If possible, the name returned will be localized according to inLocale.

Declaration

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

public String getDisplayLanguage(Locale inLocale)

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the name of the display language appropriate to the given locale.

Exception

NullPointerException − if inLocale is null

Getting Display Language for US Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayLanguage() method. We're creating a locale of US and then its language 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("Locale1:" + locale);

      // print the language of this locale
      System.out.println("Language:" + locale.getDisplayLanguage());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:en_US
Language:English

Getting Display Language for CANADA Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayLanguage() method. We're creating a locale of Canada and then its language 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("Locale1:" + locale);

      // print the language of this locale
      System.out.println("Language:" + locale.getDisplayLanguage());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:en_CA
Language:English

Getting Display Language for FRANCE Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayLanguage(Locale) method. We're creating a locale of France and then language is retrieved using German Locale 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("Locale1:" + locale);

      // print the language of this locale
	  System.out.println("Language:" + locale.getDisplayLanguage());
      System.out.println("Language:" + locale.getDisplayLanguage(Locale.GERMANY));
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:fr_FR
Language:French
Language:Französisch