Macromedia coldfusion 4.5-cfml language reference User Manual
Chapter 2: ColdFusion Functions
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GetLocale
Returns the locale for the current request. Locales are determined by the native
operating system.
operating system.
A locale is an encapsulation of the set of attributes that govern the display and
formatting of international date, time, number, and currency values.
formatting of international date, time, number, and currency values.
See also
SetLocale
.
Syntax
GetLocale()
Locale support
ColdFusion can be expected to support the following locales with a default Windows
NT installation.
NT installation.
Note
The variable Server.ColdFusion.SupportedLocales is initialized at startup
with a comma-delimited list of the locales that ColdFusion and the
operating system support. GetLocale( ) will return an entry from that list.
SetLocale will fail if called with a locale name not on that list.
with a comma-delimited list of the locales that ColdFusion and the
operating system support. GetLocale( ) will return an entry from that list.
SetLocale will fail if called with a locale name not on that list.
Example
<!--- This example shows GetLocale --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>GetLocale Example</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>GetLocale Example</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H3>GetLocale Example</H3>
<H3>GetLocale Example</H3>
<P>GetLocale returns the locale for the current
Locales Supported by ColdFusion
Dutch (Belgian)
French (Canadian)
Norwegian (Bokmal)
Dutch (Standard)
French (Standard)
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
English (Australian)
French (Swiss)
Portuguese (Brazilian)
English (Canadian)
German (Austrian)
Portuguese (Standard)
English (New Zealand)
German (Standard)
Spanish (Mexican)
English (UK)
German (Swiss)
Spanish (Modern)
English (US)
Italian (Standard)
Spanish (Standard)
French (Belgian)
Italian (Swiss)
Swedish