Class Locale.LanguageRange
- java.lang.Object
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- java.util.Locale.LanguageRange
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- Enclosing class:
- Locale
public static final class Locale.LanguageRange extends Object
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 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
"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.- Since:
- 1.8
- See Also:
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Locale.filter(java.util.List<java.util.Locale.LanguageRange>, java.util.Collection<java.util.Locale>, java.util.Locale.FilteringMode)
,Locale.filterTags(java.util.List<java.util.Locale.LanguageRange>, java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>, java.util.Locale.FilteringMode)
,Locale.lookup(java.util.List<java.util.Locale.LanguageRange>, java.util.Collection<java.util.Locale>)
,Locale.lookupTag(java.util.List<java.util.Locale.LanguageRange>, java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>)
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field and Description static 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.static 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.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description LanguageRange(String range)
Constructs aLanguageRange
using the givenrange
.LanguageRange(String range, double weight)
Constructs aLanguageRange
using the givenrange
andweight
.
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description boolean
equals(Object obj)
Compares this object to the specified object.String
getRange()
Returns the language range of thisLanguageRange
.double
getWeight()
Returns the weight of thisLanguageRange
.int
hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.static List<Locale.LanguageRange>
mapEquivalents(List<Locale.LanguageRange> priorityList, Map<String,List<String>> map)
Generates a new customized Language Priority List using the givenpriorityList
andmap
.static List<Locale.LanguageRange>
parse(String ranges)
Parses the givenranges
to generate a Language Priority List.static List<Locale.LanguageRange>
parse(String ranges, Map<String,List<String>> map)
Parses the givenranges
to generate a Language Priority List, and then customizes the list using the givenmap
.
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Field Detail
MAX_WEIGHT
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.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
MIN_WEIGHT
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.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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Constructor Detail
LanguageRange
public LanguageRange(String range)
Constructs aLanguageRange
using the givenrange
. 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:
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range
- a language range - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the givenrange
isnull
LanguageRange
public LanguageRange(String range, double weight)
Constructs aLanguageRange
using the givenrange
andweight
. Note that no validation is done against the IANA Language Subtag Registry at time of construction.- Parameters:
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range
- a language range -
weight
- a weight value betweenMIN_WEIGHT
andMAX_WEIGHT
- Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the givenrange
isnull
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IllegalArgumentException
- if the givenweight
is less thanMIN_WEIGHT
or greater thanMAX_WEIGHT
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Method Detail
getRange
public String getRange()
Returns the language range of thisLanguageRange
.- Returns:
- the language range.
getWeight
public double getWeight()
Returns the weight of thisLanguageRange
.- Returns:
- the weight value.
parse
public static List<Locale.LanguageRange> parse(String ranges)
Parses the givenranges
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 isMAX_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 givenranges
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:
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ranges
- 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:
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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:
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NullPointerException
- ifranges
is null -
IllegalArgumentException
- if a language range or a weight found in the givenranges
is ill-formed
parse
public static List<Locale.LanguageRange> parse(String ranges, Map<String,List<String>> map)
Parses the givenranges
to generate a Language Priority List, and then customizes the list using the givenmap
. This method is equivalent tomapEquivalents(parse(ranges), map)
.- Parameters:
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ranges
- 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
- a map containing information to customize language ranges - Returns:
- a Language Priority List with customization. The list is modifiable.
- Throws:
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NullPointerException
- ifranges
is null -
IllegalArgumentException
- if a language range or a weight found in the givenranges
is ill-formed - See Also:
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parse(String)
,mapEquivalents(java.util.List<java.util.Locale.LanguageRange>, java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.util.List<java.lang.String>>)
mapEquivalents
public static List<Locale.LanguageRange> mapEquivalents(List<Locale.LanguageRange> priorityList, Map<String,List<String>> map)
Generates a new customized Language Priority List using the givenpriorityList
andmap
. If the givenmap
is empty, this method returns a copy of the givenpriorityList
.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:
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priorityList
- user's Language Priority List -
map
- a map containing information to customize language ranges - Returns:
- a new Language Priority List with customization. The list is modifiable.
- Throws:
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NullPointerException
- ifpriorityList
isnull
- See Also:
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parse(String, Map)
hashCode
public int hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.- Overrides:
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hashCode
in classObject
- Returns:
- a hash code value for this object.
- See Also:
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Object.equals(java.lang.Object)
,System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)
equals
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Compares this object to the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is notnull
and is aLanguageRange
object that contains the samerange
andweight
values as this object.- Overrides:
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equals
in classObject
- Parameters:
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obj
- the object to compare with - Returns:
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true
if this object'srange
andweight
are the same as theobj
's;false
otherwise. - See Also:
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Object.hashCode()
,HashMap
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