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Locales class

📖 Description​

The Locales class holds locale information and contains functions to format dates and numbers. The Locales instance is accessible through the locale property of the L10n module.

🗃️ Fields​


🏷️ country​

Retrieves the country for the current active locale.

Type​

string


🏷️ countryCode​

Retrieves the country code for the current active locale.

Type​

string


🏷️ countryNative​

Retrieves the native country name for the current active locale.

Type​

string


🏷️ direction​

Retrieves the text direction for the current active locale.

Type​

"ltr" | "rtl"


🏷️ domain​

Retrieves the domain for the current locale.

Type​

string


🏷️ identifier​

Retrieves the locale identifier string.

Type​

string


🏷️ language​

Retrieves the language for the current active locale.

Type​

string


🏷️ languageNative​

Retrieves the language in the native language for the current active locale.

Type​

string


🏷️ locale​

Retrieves the locale information for the current active locale.

Type​

ILocale

▶️ Methods​


🔧 dateFull​

Formats to a localized full date string (for example, Wednesday, March 23, 2022).

Signature​

dateFull(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the date/time to format (defaults to the current date/time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date string.


🔧 dateLong​

Formats to a localized long date string (for example, March 23, 2022).

Signature​

dateLong(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the date/time to format (defaults to the current date/time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date string.


🔧 dateMedium​

Formats to a localized medium date string (for example, Mar 23, 2022).

Signature​

dateMedium(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the date/time to format (defaults to the current date/time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date string.


🔧 dateShort​

Formats to a localized short date string (for example, 3/23/22).

Signature​

dateShort(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the date/time to format (defaults to the current date/time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date string.


🔧 dateTime​

Formats a date/time to a localized string.

Signature​

dateTime(format: string, time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
formatstringNoSpecifies the format to use, using the CLDR date/time formatting style. The following variables are available:
- y / yyyy: Specifies the full 4-digit year;
- yy: Specifies the 2-digit year;
- M: Specifies the month number;
- MM: Specifies the month number with a minimum of 2 digits;
- MMM: Specifies the month as an abbreviated string (e.g. Jan);
- MMMM: Specifies the month as a full string (e.g. January);
- MMMMM: Specifies the month as a narrow (e.g. J);
- LLL: Specifies the month as an abbreviated nominative string (e.g. Jan);
- LLLL: Specifies the month as a full nominative string (e.g. January);
- LLLLL: Specifies the month as a narrow nominative string (e.g. J);
- d: Specifies the day of the month;
- dd: Specifies the day of the month with a minimum of 2 digits;
- E: Specifies the day of the week;
- EE: Specifies the day of the week as a string (e.g. Su);
- EEE: Specifies the day of the week as an abbreviated string (e.g. Sun);
- EEEE: Specifies the day of the week as a full string (e.g. Sunday);
- EEEEE: Specifies the day of the week as a narrow string (e.g. S);
- cc: Specifies the day of the week as a nominative string (e.g. Su);
- ccc: Specifies the day of the week as an abbreviated nominative string (e.g. Sun);
- cccc: Specifies the day of the week as a full nominative string (e.g. Sunday);
- ccccc: Specifies the day of the week as a narrow nominative string (e.g. S);
- H: Specifies the number of hours in 24-hour format;
- HH: Specifies the number of hours in 24-hour format with a minimum of 2 digits;
- h: Specifies the number of hours in 12-hour format;
- hh: Specifies the number of hours in 12-hour format with a minimum of 2 digits;
- a: Specifies the AM or PM hour suffix;
- m: Specifies the number of minutes;
- mm: Specifies the number of minutes with a minimum of 2 digits;
- s: Specifies the number of seconds;
- ss: Specifies the number of seconds with a minimum of 2 digits;
- S: Specifies the number of milliseconds;
- SSS: Specifies the number of milliseconds with a minimum of 3 digits.
timenumberYesSpecifies the date/time to format (defaults to the current date/time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date string.


🔧 dateTimeFull​

Formats to a localized full date/time string (for example, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 4:38:47 PM).

Signature​

dateTimeFull(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date/time string.


🔧 dateTimeLong​

Formats to a localized long date/time string (for example, March 23, 2022 at 4:38:38 PM).

Signature​

dateTimeLong(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date/time string.


🔧 dateTimeMedium​

Formats to a localized medium date/time string (for example, Mar 23, 2022, 4:38:29 PM).

Signature​

dateTimeMedium(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date/time string.


🔧 dateTimeShort​

Formats to a localized short date/time string (for example, 3/23/22, 4:38 PM).

Signature​

dateTimeShort(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized date/time string.


🔧 number​

Formats a number to a localized string by inserting thousands and decimal separators while taking rounding into account.

Signature​

number(n: number | string, precision?: number | "auto", thousands?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
nnumber | stringNoSpecifies the number to format.
precisionnumber | "auto"YesSpecifies the precision (set it to auto to allow floating point numbers with automatic precision detection).
thousandsbooleanYesSpecifies if thousands separators should be inserted (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted number as a localized string.


🔧 timeFull​

Formats to a localized full time string (for example, 4:39:45 PM).

Signature​

timeFull(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized time string.


🔧 timeLong​

Formats to a localized long time string (for example, 4:39:18 PM).

Signature​

timeLong(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized time string.


🔧 timeMedium​

Formats to a localized medium time string (for example, 4:39:08 PM).

Signature​

timeMedium(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized time string.


🔧 timeShort​

Formats to a localized short time string (for example, 4:38 PM).

Signature​

timeShort(time?: number, UTC?: boolean): string

Parameters​

NameTypeOptionalDescription
timenumberYesSpecifies the time to format (defaults to the current time).
UTCbooleanYesSpecifies if the UTC time needs to be used instead of local time (default is false).

Return value​

Returns the formatted localized time string.