Java Locale getDefault() Method

Description

The Java Locale getDefault() method gets the current value of the default locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Locale.getDefault() method

public static Locale getDefault()

Parameters

NA

Return Value

This method returns the default locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine

Exception

NA

Getting Default Locale Example

The following example shows the usage of Java Locale getDefault() method. We're creating a default locale using getDefault() method and printed it.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.util.Locale;

public class LocaleDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a new locale
      Locale locale = Locale.getDefault();

      // print the default locale
      System.out.println("Locale:" + locale);
   }
}

Output

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Locale:en_IN