Added in API level 26

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Locale.LanguageRange

public static final class Locale.LanguageRange
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.Locale.LanguageRange

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This class expresses a Language Range defined in RFC 4647 Matching of Language Tags. A language range is an identifier which is used to select language tag(s) meeting specific requirements by using the mechanisms described in ERROR(Matching/java.util.Locale# Matching). A list which represents a user's preferences and consists of language ranges is called a Language Priority List.

There are two types of language ranges: basic and extended. In RFC 4647, the syntax of language ranges is expressed in ABNF as follows:

     basic-language-range    = (1*8ALPHA *("-" 1*8alphanum)) / "*"
     extended-language-range = (1*8ALPHA / "*")
                               *("-" (1*8alphanum / "*"))
     alphanum                = ALPHA / DIGIT
 

For example, "en" (English), "ja-JP" (Japanese, Japan), "*" (special language range which matches any language tag) are basic language ranges, whereas "*-CH" (any languages, Switzerland), "es-*" (Spanish, any regions), and "zh-Hant-*" (Traditional Chinese, any regions) are extended language ranges.

See also:

• Locale.filter(List, Collection)
• Locale.filterTags(List, Collection)
• Locale.lookup(List, Collection)
• Locale.lookupTag(List, Collection)

Summary

Constants
double	MAX_WEIGHT A constant holding the maximum value of weight, 1.0, which indicates that the language range is a good fit for the user.
double	MIN_WEIGHT A constant holding the minimum value of weight, 0.0, which indicates that the language range is not a good fit for the user.

Public constructors
LanguageRange(String range) Constructs a LanguageRange using the given range.
LanguageRange(String range, double weight) Constructs a LanguageRange using the given range and weight.

Public methods
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this object to the specified object.
String	getRange() Returns the language range of this LanguageRange.
double	getWeight() Returns the weight of this LanguageRange.
int	hashCode()
static List<Locale.LanguageRange>	mapEquivalents(List<Locale.LanguageRange> priorityList, Map<String, List<String>> map) Generates a new customized Language Priority List using the given priorityList and map.
static List<Locale.LanguageRange>	parse(String ranges) Parses the given ranges to generate a Language Priority List.
static List<Locale.LanguageRange>	parse(String ranges, Map<String, List<String>> map) Parses the given ranges to generate a Language Priority List, and then customizes the list using the given map.
String	toString() Returns an informative string representation of this LanguageRange object, consisting of language range and weight if the range is weighted and the weight is less than the max weight.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object Object clone() Creates and returns a copy of this object. boolean equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. void finalize() Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. final Class<?> getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object. int hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object. final void notify() Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. final void notifyAll() Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. String toString() Returns a string representation of the object. 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. 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. final void wait() Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Constants

MAX_WEIGHT

Added in API level 26

public static final double MAX_WEIGHT

A constant holding the maximum value of weight, 1.0, which indicates that the language range is a good fit for the user.

Constant Value: 1.0

MIN_WEIGHT

Added in API level 26

public static final double MIN_WEIGHT

A constant holding the minimum value of weight, 0.0, which indicates that the language range is not a good fit for the user.

Constant Value: 0.0

Public constructors

LanguageRange

Added in API level 26

public LanguageRange (String range)

Constructs a LanguageRange using the given range. Note that no validation is done against the IANA Language Subtag Registry at time of construction.

This is equivalent to LanguageRange(range, MAX_WEIGHT).

Parameters
range	String: a language range

Throws
NullPointerException	if the given range is null
IllegalArgumentException	if the given range does not comply with the syntax of the language range mentioned in RFC 4647

LanguageRange

Added in API level 26

public LanguageRange (String range, 
                double weight)

Constructs a LanguageRange using the given range and weight. Note that no validation is done against the IANA Language Subtag Registry at time of construction.

Parameters
range	String: a language range
weight	double: a weight value between MIN_WEIGHT and MAX_WEIGHT

Throws
NullPointerException	if the given range is null
IllegalArgumentException	if the given range does not comply with the syntax of the language range mentioned in RFC 4647 or if the given weight is less than MIN_WEIGHT or greater than MAX_WEIGHT

Public methods

equals

Added in API level 26

public boolean equals (Object obj)

Compares this object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a LanguageRange object that contains the same range and weight values as this object.

Parameters
obj	Object: the object to compare with

Returns
boolean	true if this object's range and weight are the same as the obj's; false otherwise.

getRange

Added in API level 26

public String getRange ()

Returns the language range of this LanguageRange.

Returns
String	the language range.

getWeight

Added in API level 26

public double getWeight ()

Returns the weight of this LanguageRange.

Returns
double	the weight value.

hashCode

Added in API level 26

public int hashCode ()

Returns
int	a hash code value for this object

mapEquivalents

Added in API level 26

public static List<Locale.LanguageRange> mapEquivalents (List<Locale.LanguageRange> priorityList, 
                Map<String, List<String>> map)

Generates a new customized Language Priority List using the given priorityList and map. If the given map is empty, this method returns a copy of the given priorityList.

In the map, a key represents a language range whereas a value is a list of equivalents of it. '*' cannot be used in the map. Each equivalent language range has the same weight value as its original language range.

  An example of map:
    Key                            Value
      "zh" (Chinese)                 "zh",
                                     "zh-Hans"(Simplified Chinese)
      "zh-HK" (Chinese, Hong Kong)   "zh-HK"
      "zh-TW" (Chinese, Taiwan)      "zh-TW"
 

The customization is performed after modification using the IANA Language Subtag Registry.

For example, if a user's Language Priority List consists of five language ranges ("zh", "zh-CN", "en", "zh-TW", and "zh-HK"), the newly generated Language Priority List which is customized using the above map example will consists of "zh", "zh-Hans", "zh-CN", "zh-Hans-CN", "en", "zh-TW", and "zh-HK".

"zh-HK" and "zh-TW" aren't converted to "zh-Hans-HK" nor "zh-Hans-TW" even if they are included in the Language Priority List. In this example, mapping is used to clearly distinguish Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

If the "zh"-to-"zh" mapping isn't included in the map, a simple replacement will be performed and the customized list won't include "zh" and "zh-CN".

Parameters
priorityList	List: user's Language Priority List
map	Map: a map containing information to customize language ranges

Returns
List<Locale.LanguageRange>	a new Language Priority List with customization. The list is modifiable.

Throws
NullPointerException	if priorityList is null

See also:

• parse(String, Map)

parse

Added in API level 26

public static List<Locale.LanguageRange> parse (String ranges)

Parses the given ranges to generate a Language Priority List.

This method performs a syntactic check for each language range in the given ranges but doesn't do validation using the IANA Language Subtag Registry.

The ranges to be given can take one of the following forms:

   "Accept-Language: ja,en;q=0.4"  (weighted list with Accept-Language prefix)
   "ja,en;q=0.4"                   (weighted list)
   "ja,en"                         (prioritized list)
 

In a weighted list, each language range is given a weight value. The weight value is identical to the "quality value" in RFC 2616, and it expresses how much the user prefers the language. A weight value is specified after a corresponding language range followed by ";q=", and the default weight value is MAX_WEIGHT when it is omitted.

Unlike a weighted list, language ranges in a prioritized list are sorted in the descending order based on its priority. The first language range has the highest priority and meets the user's preference most.

In either case, language ranges are sorted in descending order in the Language Priority List based on priority or weight. If a language range appears in the given ranges more than once, only the first one is included on the Language Priority List.

The returned list consists of language ranges from the given ranges and their equivalents found in the IANA Language Subtag Registry. For example, if the given ranges is "Accept-Language: iw,en-us;q=0.7,en;q=0.3", the elements in the list to be returned are:

  Range                                   Weight
    "iw" (older tag for Hebrew)             1.0
    "he" (new preferred code for Hebrew)    1.0
    "en-us" (English, United States)        0.7
    "en" (English)                          0.3
 

Two language ranges, "iw" and "he", have the same highest priority in the list. By adding "he" to the user's Language Priority List, locale-matching method can find Hebrew as a matching locale (or language tag) even if the application or system offers only "he" as a supported locale (or language tag).

Parameters
ranges	String: a list of comma-separated language ranges or a list of language ranges in the form of the "Accept-Language" header defined in RFC 2616

Returns
List<Locale.LanguageRange>	a Language Priority List consisting of language ranges included in the given ranges and their equivalent language ranges if available. The list is modifiable.

Throws
NullPointerException	if ranges is null
IllegalArgumentException	if a language range or a weight found in the given ranges is ill-formed

parse

Added in API level 26

public static List<Locale.LanguageRange> parse (String ranges, 
                Map<String, List<String>> map)

Parses the given ranges to generate a Language Priority List, and then customizes the list using the given map. This method is equivalent to mapEquivalents(parse(ranges), map).

Parameters
ranges	String: a list of comma-separated language ranges or a list of language ranges in the form of the "Accept-Language" header defined in RFC 2616
map	Map: a map containing information to customize language ranges

Returns
List<Locale.LanguageRange>	a Language Priority List with customization. The list is modifiable.

Throws
NullPointerException	if ranges is null
IllegalArgumentException	if a language range or a weight found in the given ranges is ill-formed

See also:

• parse(String)
• mapEquivalents(List, Map)

toString

Added in API level 26

public String toString ()

Returns an informative string representation of this LanguageRange object, consisting of language range and weight if the range is weighted and the weight is less than the max weight.

Returns
String	a string representation of this LanguageRange object.