LocaleUtil (The Adobe Experience Manager SDK 2021.8.5705.20210810T082946Z-210700)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.fmt.LocaleUtil

```
public class LocaleUtil
extends Object
```
Utility functions for working with Locales. This implementation sticks with the Locale parsing rules defined by the JSTL Specification. When permitted, this should be updated to use the richer Locale parsing rules provided in Java 7 and later.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LocaleUtil()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Locale`	`parseLocale(String locale)`	See parseLocale(String, String) for details.
`static Locale`	`parseLocale(String locale, String variant)`	Parses the given locale string into its language and (optionally) country components, and returns the corresponding `Locale` object.
`static Locale`	`parseLocaleAttributeValue(Object stringOrLocale)`	Handles Locales that can be passed to tags as instances of String or Locale.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - LocaleUtil
```
public LocaleUtil()
```
- Method Detail
  - parseLocaleAttributeValue
```
public static Locale parseLocaleAttributeValue(Object stringOrLocale)
```
    Handles Locales that can be passed to tags as instances of String or Locale. If the parameter is an instance of Locale, it is simply returned. If the parameter is a String and is not empty, then it is parsed to a Locale using parseLocale(String). Otherwise null will be returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stringOrLocale - locale represented as an instance of Locale or as a String
    
    Returns:
    
    the locale represented by the parameter, or null if the parameter is undefined
  - parseLocale
```
public static Locale parseLocale(String locale)
```
    See parseLocale(String, String) for details.
  - parseLocale
```
public static Locale parseLocale(String locale,
                                 String variant)
```
    Parses the given locale string into its language and (optionally) country components, and returns the corresponding Locale object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    locale - the locale string to parse; must not be null or empty
    
    variant - the variant
    
    Returns:
    
    the specified Locale
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the given locale does not have a language component or has an empty country component