Java Locale getDisplayName() Method

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Description

The Java Locale getDisplayName() method returns a name for the locale that is appropriate for display to the user. This will be the values returned by getDisplayLanguage(), getDisplayCountry(), and getDisplayVariant() assembled into a single string.

Declaration

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

public final String getDisplayName()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method does not return a value.

Exception

NA

Java Locale getDisplayName(Locale inLocale) Method

Description

The Java Locale getDisplayName(Locale inLocale) method returns a name for the locale that is appropriate for display to the user. This will be the values returned by getDisplayLanguage(), getDisplayCountry(), and getDisplayVariant() assembled into a single string.

Declaration

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

public String getDisplayName(Locale inLocale)

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method does not return a value.

Exception

NullPointerException − if inLocale is null

Getting Display Name for US Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayName() method. We're creating a locale of US and then its name 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 name of this locale
      System.out.println("Name:" + locale.getDisplayName());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:en_US
Name:English (United States)

Getting Display Name for CANADA Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayName() method. We're creating a locale of Canada and then its name 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 name of this locale
      System.out.println("Name:" + locale.getDisplayName());
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:en_CA
Name:English (Canada)

Getting Display Name for FRANCE, GERMANY Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDisplayName(Locale) method. We're creating a locale of France and then name 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 name of this locale
	  System.out.println("Name:" + locale.getDisplayName());
      System.out.println("Name:" + locale.getDisplayName(Locale.GERMANY));
   }
}

Output

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

Locale1:fr_FR
Name:French (France)
Name:Franzsisch (Frankreich)