getLocaleDisplayName

Gets a locale value and displays the name in a manner that is appropriate to a specific locale. By default, gets the current locale in the current locale's language.

getLocaleDisplayName([locale, inLocale]) → returns string

CF7+

Lucee

BL 1.0.0+

Argument Reference

locale string

The locale whose name you want. The default is the current ColdFusion locale, or if no ColdFusion locale has been set, the JVM locale.

inLocale string

The locale in which to return the name. The default is the current ColdFusion locale, or if no ColdFusion locale has been set, the JVM locale.

Compatibility

Lucee:

DEPRECATED since version 5 Lucee5+ Deprecated in favor of getLocaleInfo()

Examples
Sample code invoking the getLocaleDisplayName function

Output current Locale's display name than set it to swiss locale

writeOutput(getLocaleDisplayName());
writeOutput(' → ');
setLocale('de_ch');
writeOutput(getLocaleDisplayName());

Expected Result: English (United States) → Deutsch (Schweiz)

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