Java Locale getDisplayName() method

The getDisplayName() method of Locale class is used to return a name for the locale that is appropriate for display to the user. This will be the value returned by getDisplayScript(), getDisplayLanguage(), getDisplayCountry(), and getDisplayVariant() assembled into a single string.

Syntax

Parameter

Return

This method does not return a value.

Example 1

import java.util.*;
public class LocaleGetDisplayNameExample1{
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale1 = new Locale("ENGLISH", "IN");

      // print locale
      System.out.println("Locale: " + locale1);

      // print display name for locale
      System.out.println("Name: " + locale1.getDisplayName());
   }
}

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Output:

Locale: english_IN
Name: english (India)

Example 2

import java.util.*;
public class LocaleGetDisplayNameExample2{
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create the locales
      Locale locale1 = new Locale("ENGLISH", "IN");
      Locale locale2 = new Locale("German", "AU");

      // print locales
      System.out.println("Locale1: " + locale1);
      System.out.println("Locale2: " + locale2);

      // print display name for locales
      System.out.println("Name of Locale1: " + locale1.getDisplayName());
      System.out.println("Name of Locale2: " + locale2.getDisplayName());
   }
}

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Output:

Locale1: english_IN
Locale2: german_AU
Name of Locale1: english (India)
Name of Locale2: german (Australia)

Example 3

import java.util.*;
public class LocaleGetDisplayNameExample3{
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create the locales
	   Locale locale1 = new Locale("Spanish", "EC");
       Locale locale2 = new Locale("French", "BE");
       Locale locale3 = new Locale("German", "AU");

      // print locales
      System.out.println("Locale1: " + locale1);
      System.out.println("Locale2: " + locale2);
      System.out.println("Locale3: " + locale2);

      // print display name for locales
      System.out.println("Name of Locale1: " + locale1.getDisplayName());
      System.out.println("Name of Locale2: " + locale2.getDisplayName());
      System.out.println("Name of Locale3: " + locale3.getDisplayName());
   }
}

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Output:

Locale1: spanish_EC
Locale2: french_BE
Locale3: french_BE
Name of Locale1: spanish (Ecuador)
Name of Locale2: french (Belgium)
Name of Locale3: german (Australia)

Java Locale getDisplayName(Locale inLocale) method

The getDisplayName(Locale inLocale) method of Locale class is used to return a name for the locale that is appropriate for display to the user. This will be the value returned by getDisplayScript(), getDisplayLanguage(), getDisplayCountry(), and getDisplayVariant() assembled into a single string.

Syntax

Throws

NullPointerException: This exception will throw if inLocale is null.

Example 4

import java.util.*;
public class LocaleGetDisplayNameExample4 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale = new Locale("ENGLISH", "IN");

      // print locale
      System.out.println("Locale: " + locale);

      // Use of getDisplayName(Locale in) 
      System.out.println("Name of in Locale: "
         + locale.getDisplayName(new Locale("GERMAN", "GERMANY")));
   }
}

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Output:

Locale: english_IN
Name of in Locale: english (India)

Example 5

import java.util.*;
public class LocaleGetDisplayNameExample5 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale1 = new Locale("ENGLISH", "IN");
      Locale locale2 = new Locale("Spanish", "EC");

      // print locales
      System.out.println("Locale1: " + locale1);
      System.out.println("Locale2: " + locale2);

      // Use of getDisplayName(Locale in) 
      System.out.println("Name of in Locale1: "
         + locale1.getDisplayName(new Locale("GERMAN", "GERMANY")));
      System.out.println("Name of in Locale2: "
    	         + locale2.getDisplayName(new Locale("ENGLISH", "english")));
   }
}

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Output:

Locale1: english_IN
Locale2: spanish_EC
Name of in Locale1: english (India)
Name of in Locale2: spanish (Ecuador)

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