Java Scanner useLocale() Method

The useLocale() method of Java Scanner class is used to sets this scanner's locale object to the specified locale.

Syntax

Following is the declaration of useLocale() method:

Parameter

Parameter	Description	Required/Optional
locale	It is a string which specifying the locale to use.	Required

Returns

The useLocale() method returns this scanner's locale object.

Exceptions

Compatibility Version

Java 1.5 and above

Example 1

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class ScannerUseLocaleExample1 {  
     public static void main(String args[]){   	
    	   String str = "Hello JavaTpoint! 12 + 13.0 = 25 ";
         Scanner scanner = new Scanner(str);
         System.out.println(scanner.nextLine());
         //Change the locale of the scanner
         Locale locale = Locale.ENGLISH;
         scanner.useLocale(locale);
         //Display the new locale
         System.out.println("New Locale: "+scanner.locale());
         scanner.close();
         }  
}   

Output:

Hello JavaTpoint! 12 + 13.0 = 25 
New Locale: en

Example 2

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class ScannerUseLocaleExample2 {  
    public static void main(String args[]){   	
    	// Initialize Scanner object
 	Scanner scan = new Scanner("JavaTpoint/Abhishek/Male/22");
 	// initialize the string delimiter
 	scan.useDelimiter("/");
 	// Printing the delimiter used
 	System.out.println("The delimiter used is: "+scan.delimiter());
 	// set the locale to the scanner object
 	scan.useLocale(Locale.ENGLISH);
 	// Printing the tokenized Strings
 	while(scan.hasNext()){
 		System.out.println(scan.next());
 	}
 	scan.close();
      }  
}   

Output:

The delimiter used is: /
JavaTpoint
Abhishek
Male
22

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