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Xojo.Core.Locale.CurrencySymbol **CurrencySymbol** As `Text` The locale's currency symbol. This property is read-only. Get the locale's currency symbol: ``` xojo Var locale As New Xojo.Core.Locale("en-US") Var symbol As Text symbol = locale.CurrencySymbol ```

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Xojo.Core.Locale.Current **Current** As `Locale` The user's current locale. For web apps, this is the locale of the server. To get the locale of the browser, use `WebSession`. This property is read-only. Get the current locale: ``` xojo Var currentLocale As Xojo.Core.Locale currentLocale = Xojo.Core.Locale.Current ```

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Xojo.Core.Locale.DecimalSeparator **DecimalSeparator** As `Text` The locale's separator between the integer and decimal portions of a number. In "un-US", this is the 'period'. This property is read-only. Get the locale's decimal separator: ``` xojo Var locale As New Xojo.Core.Locale("en-US") Var decimal As Text decimal = locale.DecimalSeparator ```

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Xojo.Core.Locale.GroupingSeparator **GroupingSeparator** As `Text` The locale's separator for grouping a number. In "en-US", this is the 'comma' placed between every three integer digits. This property is read-only. Get the locale's grouping separator: ``` xojo Var locale As New Xojo.Core.Locale("en-US") Var grouping As Text grouping = locale.GroupingSeparator ```

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Xojo.Core.Locale.Identifier **Identifier** As `Text` This is the locale's identifier. The identifier may not exactly match the identifier passed in via the constructor due to conversions (e.g. 'en_US' could become 'en-US'). This property is read-only. Get the locale's identifier: ``` xojo Var locale As New Xojo.Core.Locale("en-US") Var id As Text id = locale.Identifier ```

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Xojo.Core.Locale.Raw **Raw** As `Locale` A machine-independent locale that has a well-defined format (i.e. the POSIX locale) and is not affected by the user's settings. This property is read-only. Get the raw locale: ``` xojo Var currentLocale As Xojo.Core.Locale currentLocale = Xojo.Core.Locale.Raw ``` ## Method descriptions

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Xojo.Core.Locale.Constructor **Constructor**(localeIdentifier As `String`)

Note

`Constructors` are special methods called when you create an object with the `New` keyword and pass in the parameters above.

Creates a locale with the given localeIdentifier. As an example, "en-US" is used as a localeIdentifier for English in the United States.

Warning

A `RuntimeException` will be raised if an invalid localeIdentifier is passed.

Links to look up codes: \* The two-letter [ISO 639-1 standard](http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/English_list.php) \* [ISO Online Browsing Platform](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search) \* [ISO Language Code Table](http://www.lingoes.net/en/translator/langcode.htm) \* [International Components for Unicode](http://demo.icu-project.org/icu-bin/locexp) Create an English US locale: ``` xojo Var locale As New Xojo.Core.Locale("en-US") ``` ## Notes For web apps, this returns the locale of the app running on the server. To get the locale of the connected user from the browser use `WebSession`. For more information on localization, refer to the Localization topic . ## Compatibility All project types on all supported operating systems. ## See also `Object` parent class; `DateTime` class