SetLocale

Sets the current request-level locale.

Method Signature

SetLocale(locale=[string])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
locale	string	true	The locale ISO directive, common name or alias

Examples

Set Locale Script Example

Outputs the current locale, Sets the locale to French (Belgian) and outputs it, then puts it back to the original and outputs it

<bx:script>
	currentLocale = getLocale();
	writeOutput( "Current: " );
	writeDump( currentLocale );
	writeOutput( "<br />" );
	setLocale( "French (Belgian)" );
	writeOutput( "New: " );
	writeDump( getLocale() );
	writeOutput( "<br />" );
	setLocale( currentLocale );
	writeOutput( "Original: " );
	writeDump( getLocale() );
</bx:script>

Additional Examples

dump( getLocale() );
setLocale( "english (australian)" );
dump( getLocale() );
dump( Server.BOXLANG.SUPPORTEDLOCALES.listToArray().sort( "text" ) );

Related

• GetLocaleDisplayName

• GetLocale

• GetLocaleInfo

• ParseCurrency

• LSParseCurrency

• ClearLocale

• CurrencyFormat

• LSCurrencyFormat

• IsCurrency

• LSIsCurrency