java.lang.Object
- org.compiere.util.Language

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class Language
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Language Management.

Version:

$Id: Language.java,v 1.2 2006/07/30 00:52:23 jjanke Exp $

Author:

Jorg Janke

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Language(String name, String AD_Language, Locale locale)`	Define Language with A4 and default decimal point and date format
`Language(String name, String AD_Language, Locale locale, Boolean decimalPoint, String javaDatePattern, MediaSize mediaSize)`	Define Language
`Language(Language copy)`	Copy constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Equals.
`String`	`getAD_Language()`	Get Application Dictionary Language (system supported).
`static String`	`getAD_Language(String langInfo)`	Get Supported Language
`static String`	`getAD_Language(Locale locale)`	Get Supported Language
`static String`	`getBaseAD_Language()`	Get Base Language code.
`static Language`	`getBaseLanguage()`	Get Base Language
`SimpleDateFormat`	`getDateFormat()`	Get (Short) Date Format.
`SimpleDateFormat`	`getDateTimeFormat()`	Get Date Time Format.
`String`	`getDBdatePattern()`	Get Database Date Pattern.
`static Language`	`getLanguage(int index)`	Get Language
`static Language`	`getLanguage(String langInfo)`	Get Language.
`String`	`getLanguageCode()`	Get Language Code.
`static int`	`getLanguageCount()`	Get Number of Languages
`Locale`	`getLocale()`	Get Locale
`static Locale`	`getLocale(String langInfo)`	Get Supported Locale
`static Language`	`getLoginLanguage()`	Get Current Login Language
`MediaSize`	`getMediaSize()`	Get default MediaSize
`String`	`getName()`	Get Language Name.
`static String`	`getName(String langInfo)`	Get Language Name
`static String[]`	`getNames()`	Get Display names of supported languages
`SimpleDateFormat`	`getTimeFormat()`	Get Time Format.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Hash Code
`boolean`	`isBaseLanguage()`	Is This the Base Language
`static boolean`	`isBaseLanguage(String langInfo)`	Is it the base language
`boolean`	`isDecimalPoint()`	Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)
`static boolean`	`isDecimalPoint(String langInfo)`	Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)
`boolean`	`isLeftToRight()`	Component orientation is Left To Right
`static void`	`main(String[] args)`	Test
`void`	`setAD_Language(String AD_Language)`	Set Application Dictionary Language (system supported).
`static void`	`setBaseLanguage(String baselang)`
`void`	`setDateFormat(String javaDatePattern)`	Set Date Pattern.
`void`	`setLocale(Locale locale)`	Overwrite Locale
`static void`	`setLoginLanguage(Language language)`	Set Current Login Language
`void`	`setMediaSize(MediaSize size)`	Set default MediaSize
`String`	`toString()`	String Representation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Language
```
public Language(String name,
                String AD_Language,
                Locale locale,
                Boolean decimalPoint,
                String javaDatePattern,
                MediaSize mediaSize)
```
    Define Language
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - - displayed value, e.g. English
    
    AD_Language - - the code of system supported language, e.g. en_US (might be different than Locale - i.e. if the system does not support the language)
    
    locale - - the Locale, e.g. Locale.US
    
    decimalPoint - true if Decimal Point - if null, derived from Locale
    
    javaDatePattern - Java date pattern as not all locales are defined - if null, derived from Locale
    
    mediaSize - default media size
  - Language
```
public Language(String name,
                String AD_Language,
                Locale locale)
```
    Define Language with A4 and default decimal point and date format
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - - displayed value, e.g. English
    
    AD_Language - - the code of system supported language, e.g. en_US (might be different than Locale - i.e. if the system does not support the language)
    
    locale - - the Locale, e.g. Locale.US
  - Language
```
public Language(Language copy)
```
    Copy constructor
    
    Parameters:
    
    copy -
- Method Detail
  - getLanguageCount
```
public static int getLanguageCount()
```
    Get Number of Languages
    
    Returns:
    
    Language count
  - getLanguage
```
public static Language getLanguage(int index)
```
    Get Language
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - index
    
    Returns:
    
    Language
  - getLanguage
```
public static Language getLanguage(String langInfo)
```
    Get Language. If language does not exist, create it on the fly assuming that it is valid
    
    Parameters:
    
    langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
    
    Returns:
    
    Name (e.g. Deutsch)
  - setBaseLanguage
```
public static void setBaseLanguage(String baselang)
```
  - isBaseLanguage
```
public static boolean isBaseLanguage(String langInfo)
```
    Is it the base language
    
    Parameters:
    
    langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
    
    Returns:
    
    true if base language
  - getBaseLanguage
```
public static Language getBaseLanguage()
```
    Get Base Language
    
    Returns:
    
    Base Language
  - getBaseAD_Language
```
public static String getBaseAD_Language()
```
    Get Base Language code. (e.g. en-US)
    
    Returns:
    
    Base Language
  - getLocale
```
public static Locale getLocale(String langInfo)
```
    Get Supported Locale
    
    Parameters:
    
    langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
    
    Returns:
    
    Supported Locale
  - getAD_Language
```
public static String getAD_Language(String langInfo)
```
    Get Supported Language
    
    Parameters:
    
    langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
    
    Returns:
    
    AD_Language (e.g. en-US)
  - getAD_Language
```
public static String getAD_Language(Locale locale)
```
    Get Supported Language
    
    Parameters:
    
    locale - Locale
    
    Returns:
    
    AD_Language (e.g. en-US)
  - getName
```
public static String getName(String langInfo)
```
    Get Language Name
    
    Parameters:
    
    langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
    
    Returns:
    
    Language Name (e.g. English)
  - isDecimalPoint
```
public static boolean isDecimalPoint(String langInfo)
```
    Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)
    
    Parameters:
    
    langInfo - either language (en) or locale (en-US) or display name
    
    Returns:
    
    use of decimal point
  - getNames
```
public static String[] getNames()
```
    Get Display names of supported languages
    
    Returns:
    
    Array of Language names
  - getLoginLanguage
```
public static Language getLoginLanguage()
```
    Get Current Login Language
    
    Returns:
    
    login language
  - setLoginLanguage
```
public static void setLoginLanguage(Language language)
```
    Set Current Login Language
    
    Parameters:
    
    language - language
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Get Language Name. e.g. English
    
    Returns:
    
    name
  - getAD_Language
```
public String getAD_Language()
```
    Get Application Dictionary Language (system supported). e.g. en-US
    
    Returns:
    
    AD_Language
  - setAD_Language
```
public void setAD_Language(String AD_Language)
```
    Set Application Dictionary Language (system supported).
    
    Parameters:
    
    AD_Language - e.g. en-US
  - getLocale
```
public Locale getLocale()
```
    Get Locale
    
    Returns:
    
    locale
  - setLocale
```
public void setLocale(Locale locale)
```
    Overwrite Locale
    
    Parameters:
    
    locale - locale
  - getLanguageCode
```
public String getLanguageCode()
```
    Get Language Code. e.g. en - derived from Locale
    
    Returns:
    
    language code
  - isLeftToRight
```
public boolean isLeftToRight()
```
    Component orientation is Left To Right
    
    Returns:
    
    true if left-to-right
  - isDecimalPoint
```
public boolean isDecimalPoint()
```
    Returns true if Decimal Point (not comma)
    
    Returns:
    
    use of decimal point
  - isBaseLanguage
```
public boolean isBaseLanguage()
```
    Is This the Base Language
    
    Returns:
    
    true if base Language
  - setDateFormat
```
public void setDateFormat(String javaDatePattern)
```
    Set Date Pattern. The date format is not checked for correctness
    
    Parameters:
    
    javaDatePattern - for details see java.text.SimpleDateFormat, format must be able to be converted to database date format by using the upper case function. It also must have leading zero for day and month.
  - getDateFormat
```
public SimpleDateFormat getDateFormat()
```
    Get (Short) Date Format. The date format must parseable by org.compiere.grid.ed.MDocDate i.e. leading zero for date and month
    
    Returns:
    
    date format MM/dd/yyyy - dd.MM.yyyy
  - getDateTimeFormat
```
public SimpleDateFormat getDateTimeFormat()
```
    Get Date Time Format. Used for Display only
    
    Returns:
    
    Date Time format MMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a z -or- dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss z -or- j nnn aaaa, H' ?????? 'm' ????'
  - getTimeFormat
```
public SimpleDateFormat getTimeFormat()
```
    Get Time Format. Used for Display only
    
    Returns:
    
    Time format h:mm:ss z or HH:mm:ss z
  - getDBdatePattern
```
public String getDBdatePattern()
```
    Get Database Date Pattern. Derive from date pattern (make upper case and replace month as word with MM)
    
    Returns:
    
    date pattern
  - getMediaSize
```
public MediaSize getMediaSize()
```
    Get default MediaSize
    
    Returns:
    
    media size
  - setMediaSize
```
public void setMediaSize(MediaSize size)
```
    Set default MediaSize
    
    Parameters:
    
    size - media size
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    String Representation
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    string representation
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Hash Code
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    hashcode
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Equals. Two languages are equal, if they have the same AD_Language
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - compare
    
    Returns:
    
    true if AD_Language is the same
  - main
```
public static void main(String[] args)
```
    Test
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - ignored

Class Language

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Language

Language

Language

Method Detail

getLanguageCount

getLanguage

getLanguage

setBaseLanguage

isBaseLanguage

getBaseLanguage

getBaseAD_Language

getLocale

getAD_Language

getAD_Language

getName

isDecimalPoint

getNames

getLoginLanguage

setLoginLanguage

getName

getAD_Language

setAD_Language

getLocale

setLocale

getLanguageCode

isLeftToRight

isDecimalPoint

isBaseLanguage

setDateFormat

getDateFormat

getDateTimeFormat

getTimeFormat

getDBdatePattern

getMediaSize

setMediaSize

toString

hashCode

equals

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