org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors

## Class LocaleEditor

- java.lang.Object
- - java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
  - - org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.LocaleEditor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    PropertyEditor

      public class LocaleEditor
      extends PropertyEditorSupport

  Editor for `java.util.Locale`, to directly populate a Locale property.

  Expects the same syntax as Locale's `toString`, i.e. language + optionally country + optionally variant, separated by "_" (e.g. "en", "en_US"). Also accepts spaces as separators, as alternative to underscores.

  Since:
    26.05.2003
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `Locale`, `StringUtils.parseLocaleString(java.lang.String)`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `LocaleEditor()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getAsText()`
    `void` | `setAsText(String text)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

      `addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, setValue, supportsCustomEditor`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### LocaleEditor

          public LocaleEditor()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setAsText

          public void setAsText(String text)

      Specified by:
        `setAsText` in interface `PropertyEditor`
      Overrides:
        `setAsText` in class `PropertyEditorSupport`

    - #### getAsText

          public String getAsText()

      Specified by:
        `getAsText` in interface `PropertyEditor`
      Overrides:
        `getAsText` in class `PropertyEditorSupport`