Uses of Class java.util.Locale.Category (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.util.Locale.Category

- Packages that use Locale.Category
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).

- - ### Uses of Locale.Category in java.util

    Methods in java.util that return Locale.Category
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Locale.Category` | Locale.Category.`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static Locale.Category[]` | Locale.Category.`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

    Methods in java.util with parameters of type Locale.Category
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Locale` | Locale.`getDefault(Locale.Category category)` Gets the current value of the default locale for the specified Category for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
    `static void` | Locale.`setDefault(Locale.Category category, Locale newLocale)` Sets the default locale for the specified Category for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.

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