org.axsl.common.i18n

Interface Language

public interface Language

A language code as defined by the ISO-639-2 standard.

See Also:

"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639", "http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php"

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getAlpha2Code() Returns the two-character alpha code for this language, as defined by ISO-639-1.
java.lang.String	getAlpha3Code() Returns the three-character alpha code for this language, as defined by ISO-639-2.
java.lang.String	getEnglishName() Optionally returns the English name of this language.
java.lang.String	getFrenchName() Optionally returns the French name of this language.

Method Detail

getAlpha2Code

java.lang.String getAlpha2Code()

Returns the two-character alpha code for this language, as defined by ISO-639-1. Language codes always consist of lowercase characters from the ISO basic Latin alphabet ("a" through "z").

Returns:

The two-character alpha code for this language.

getAlpha3Code

java.lang.String getAlpha3Code()

Returns the three-character alpha code for this language, as defined by ISO-639-2. Language codes always consist of lowercase characters from the ISO basic Latin alphabet ("a" through "z").

Returns:

The three-character alpha code for this language.

getEnglishName

java.lang.String getEnglishName()

Optionally returns the English name of this language.

Returns:

The English name of this language, or an empty String if this feature is not supported.

getFrenchName

java.lang.String getFrenchName()

Optionally returns the French name of this language.

Returns:

The French name of this language, or an empty String if this feature is not supported.