LocaleUtils (XWiki Platform - Localization - API 15.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.lang3.LocaleUtils
- - org.xwiki.localization.LocaleUtils

```
public class LocaleUtils
extends org.apache.commons.lang3.LocaleUtils
```
Extends LocaleUtils with more tools.

Since:

5.1RC1

Version:

$Id: f41368dd83ab79f2b0d1e9d915aaa75ddf5538fb $

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LocaleUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Locale`	`getParentLocale(Locale locale)`
`static Locale`	`toLocale(String str)`	Extends `LocaleUtils` which return `Locale.ROOT` for an empty string.
`static Locale`	`toLocale(String str, Locale fallback)`	Same as `toLocale(String)` but it never throws an exception.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.lang3.LocaleUtils
availableLocaleList, availableLocaleSet, countriesByLanguage, isAvailableLocale, languagesByCountry, localeLookupList, localeLookupList, toLocale

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - LocaleUtils
```
public LocaleUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - getParentLocale
```
public static Locale getParentLocale(Locale locale)
```
    Parameters:
    
    locale - the locale
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent locale
  - toLocale
```
public static Locale toLocale(String str)
```
    Extends LocaleUtils which return Locale.ROOT for an empty string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - the locale String to convert, null returns null
    
    Returns:
    
    a Locale, null if null input
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the string is an invalid format
    
    Since:
    
    5.2M1
  - toLocale
```
public static Locale toLocale(String str,
                              Locale fallback)
```
    Same as toLocale(String) but it never throws an exception. It returns the passed fallback locale in case the given string locale has an invalid format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - the locale string to convert, null returns null
    
    fallback - the locale to return as fallback in case the given locale string has an invalid format
    
    Returns:
    
    a Locale, null if null input
    
    Since:
    
    6.0M1
    
    See Also:
    
    toLocale(String)