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This page provides an a brief overview of what is locale and its aspects that are :

• What is locale?
• Which locale parameters are directly configurable in Magnolia.

Locale in general

But the set of parameters for language is not the only part of the locale topic. An  Any operation that requires a locale to perform its task is called is locale-sensitive and uses the locale to tailor information for the user. For example, even displaying a number is a locale-sensitive operation— operation: the number should be formatted according to the cust

Locale parameters

the conventions of the user's native country, region, or culture.

Locale parameters

The following is a list of the most common locale parameters that one should be aware of when implementing a locale-sensitive operation:

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• Language
  • • e.g. British English: 

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  • • en_UK vs American English: en_US
    • For configuration in Magnolia please see the Site and AdminCentral locales page for more information.
  • Timezone
    • For example, nine standard time zones in the USA.
      
    • For configuration in Magnolia please see the Timezone subpage for more information.
  • Date-time format

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    • • UK: 14 March 2016 vs US: March 14, 2016

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    • Number format
      
      • English: 3.14 vs Czech: 3,14
    • Paper size

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    • • US,

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    • • Canada and other countries: ANSI Letter vs ISO A4 in many other nations

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    • Currency format setting

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      • • Please refer to Currency codes - ISO 4217, listing currency codes used in banking and business globally.

      See also

      • java.util.Locale (Java SE 8)

      Locale in Magnolia

      Language

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      • java.text.DateFormat (Java SE 8)
      • Internationalization: Understanding Locale in the Java Platform (by John O'Conner)
      • Locale (computer software) (Wikipedia)
      • Decimal mark: Influence of calculators and computers (Wikipedia)
      • Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter - ISO 216:2007
      • Country Codes - ISO 3166