Locale.Category
  public
  static
  final
  
  enum
  Locale.Category
  
  
  
  
    extends Enum<Locale.Category>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  Enum for locale categories.  These locale categories are used to get/set
 the default locale for the specific functionality represented by the
 category.
  
Summary
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    | Locale.Category | DISPLAYCategory used to represent the default locale for
 displaying user interfaces. 
      
    
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    | Locale.Category | FORMATCategory used to represent the default locale for
 formatting dates, numbers, and/or currencies. 
      
    
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      clone()
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        final
        
        int | 
      compareTo(Locale.Category o)
      Compares this enum with the specified object for order.
        
    
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        final
        
        boolean | 
      equals(Object other)
      Returns true if the specified object is equal to this
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        final
        
        void | 
      finalize()
      enum classes cannot have finalize methods.
        
    
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        final
        
        Class<Locale.Category> | 
      getDeclaringClass()
      Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's
 enum type.
        
    
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        final
        
        int | 
      hashCode()
      Returns a hash code for this enum constant.
        
    
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        final
        
        String | 
      name()
      Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its
 enum declaration.
        
    
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        final
        
        int | 
      ordinal()
      Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position
 in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned
 an ordinal of zero).
        
    
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        String | 
      toString()
      Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the
 declaration.
        
    
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        static
        
        <T extends Enum<T>>
        T | 
      valueOf(Class<T> enumClass, String name)
      Returns the enum constant of the specified enum class with the
 specified name.
        
    
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          java.lang.Object
        
      
      
  
  
  
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        Object | 
      clone()
      Creates and returns a copy of this object.
        
    
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        boolean | 
      equals(Object obj)
      Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
        
    
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        void | 
      finalize()
      Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
 determines that there are no more references to the object.
        
    
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        final
        
        Class<?> | 
      getClass()
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        int | 
      hashCode()
      Returns a hash code value for the object.
        
    
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        final
        
        void | 
      notify()
      Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
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        final
        
        void | 
      notifyAll()
      Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
        
    
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        String | 
      toString()
      Returns a string representation of the object.
        
    
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        final
        
        void | 
      wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
      Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
 by being notified or interrupted, or until a
 certain amount of real time has elapsed.
        
    
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        final
        
        void | 
      wait(long timeoutMillis)
      Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
 by being notified or interrupted, or until a
 certain amount of real time has elapsed.
        
    
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        final
        
        void | 
      wait()
      Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
 by being notified or interrupted.
        
    
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Enum values
    DISPLAY
    
public static final Locale.Category DISPLAY
    
    
    
  Category used to represent the default locale for
 displaying user interfaces.
    
 
    
    
public static final Locale.Category FORMAT
    
    
    
  Category used to represent the default locale for
 formatting dates, numbers, and/or currencies.
    
 
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