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Chapter 2: ColdFusion Functions
SetLocale
Sets the locale to the specified new locale for the current session.
Note
See also GetLocale.
Syntax
SetLocale( new_locale)
new_locale
The name of the locale you want to set.
Locale support
ColdFusion can be expected to support the following locales in a default Windows NT
installation::
Locales Supported by ColdFusion
Dutch (Belgian)
Dutch (Standard)
English (Australian)
English (Canadian)
English (New Zealand)
English (UK)
English (US)
French (Belgian)
Note
Example
<!--- This example shows SetLocale --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>SetLocale Example</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
SetLocale returns the old locale in case it needs to be restored.
French (Canadian)
French (Standard)
French (Swiss)
German (Austrian)
German (Standard)
German (Swiss)
Italian (Standard)
Italian (Swiss)
The variable Server.ColdFusion.SupportedLocales is initialized at startup
with a comma-delimited list of the locales that ColdFusion and the
operating system support. GetLocale( ) will return an entry from that list.
SetLocale will fail if called with a locale name not on that list.
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Norwegian (Bokmal)
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Standard)
Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish (Modern)
Spanish (Standard)
Swedish
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