LocaleUtility (moe.ios.core API)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.icu.impl.LocaleUtility

```
public class LocaleUtility
extends Object
```
A class to hold utility functions missing from java.util.Locale.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LocaleUtility()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Locale`	`fallback(Locale loc)`	Fallback from the given locale name by removing the rightmost _-delimited element.
`static Locale`	`getLocaleFromName(String name)`	A helper function to convert a string of the form aa_BB_CC to a locale object.
`static boolean`	`isFallbackOf(String parent, String child)`	Compare two locale strings of the form aa_BB_CC, and return true if parent is a 'strict' fallback of child, that is, if child =~ "^parent(_.+)*" (roughly).
`static boolean`	`isFallbackOf(Locale parent, Locale child)`	Compare two locales, and return true if the parent is a 'strict' fallback of the child (parent string is a fallback of child string).

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

- Constructor Detail
  - LocaleUtility
```
public LocaleUtility()
```
- Method Detail
  - getLocaleFromName
```
public static Locale getLocaleFromName(String name)
```
    A helper function to convert a string of the form aa_BB_CC to a locale object. Why isn't this in Locale?
  - isFallbackOf
```
public static boolean isFallbackOf(String parent,
                                   String child)
```
    Compare two locale strings of the form aa_BB_CC, and return true if parent is a 'strict' fallback of child, that is, if child =~ "^parent(_.+)*" (roughly).
  - isFallbackOf
```
public static boolean isFallbackOf(Locale parent,
                                   Locale child)
```
    Compare two locales, and return true if the parent is a 'strict' fallback of the child (parent string is a fallback of child string).
  - fallback
```
public static Locale fallback(Locale loc)
```
    Fallback from the given locale name by removing the rightmost _-delimited element. If there is none, return the root locale ("", "", ""). If this is the root locale, return null. NOTE: The string "root" is not recognized; do not use it.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Locale that is a fallback from the given locale, or null.