## org.apache.myfaces.util
Class LocaleUtils

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.myfaces.util.LocaleUtils

public class LocaleUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Version:
  $Revision$ $Date$
Author:
  Anton Koinov (latest modification by $Author$)

Method Summary
`static java.util.Locale` `converterTagLocaleFromString(java.lang.String name)` Convert locale string used by converter tags to locale.
`static java.util.Locale` `toLocale(java.lang.String localeString)` Converts a locale string to `Locale` class.

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

Method Detail

### toLocale

    public static java.util.Locale toLocale(java.lang.String localeString)

  Converts a locale string to `Locale` class. Accepts both '_' and '-' as separators for locale components.

  Parameters:
    `localeString` - string representation of a locale
  Returns:
    Locale instance, compatible with the string representation

### converterTagLocaleFromString

    public static java.util.Locale converterTagLocaleFromString(java.lang.String name)

  Convert locale string used by converter tags to locale.

  Parameters:
    `name` - name of the locale
  Returns:
    locale specified by the given String
  See Also:
    `ConvertDateTimeTag.setConverterLocale(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, javax.faces.convert.DateTimeConverter, java.lang.String)`, `ConvertNumberTag.setConverterLocale(javax.faces.context.FacesContext, javax.faces.convert.NumberConverter, java.lang.String)`