Locale.getAbbrevLanguage

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Locale.getAbbrevLanguage

Retrieves the abbreviated name of the locale's language.

Syntax

public String getAbbrevLanguage()

Return Value

Returns a String object that represents the abbreviated name of the language for the locale.

Remarks

Use this method to obtain the abbreviated name of the language for the current thread. The abbreviation is created by taking the 2-letter language abbreviation from the ISO Standard 639 and adding a third letter, as appropriate, to indicate the sublanguage.

See Also   getDefaultLanguage, getNativeLanguage, getLanguage, getEnglishLanguage, getISO639LanguageName, getLanguageId