How to use a static constant to retrieve a common locale

Problem:

You want to use a common locale without having to create a new locale object.

Solution:

Many common locales are stored in static constants within the Locale class for convenience. To retrieve one simply use the locale name attached to the class name. To get a Japanese locale: Locale myLocale = Locale.JAPANESE; To get a Locale for the country of Japan: Locale myLocale = Locale.JAPAN; To get a simplified Chinese Locale: Locale myLocale = Locale.SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE; The available constants as of 1.5 are:

• CANADA
• CANADA_FRENCH
• CHINA
• CHINESE
• ENGLISH
• FRANCE
• FRENCH
• GERMAN
• GERMANY
• ITALIAN
• ITALY
• JAPAN
• JAPANESE
• KOREA
• KOREAN
• PRC
• SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE
• TAIWAN
• TRADITIONAL_CHINESE
• UK
• US