System locale information

Returns system locale information.
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Updated 27 Sep 2009

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function [LOCALE_SHORT_STRING LCID_HEX_STRING LCID_VALUE LOCALE_DESCRIPTION] = GET_SYSTEM_LOCALE
Returns system locale information. Tested on Windows XP and Linux.
INPUT: none
OUTPUT:
LOCALE_SHORT_STRING - locale short string, in lower case and separated by underscore
LCID_HEX_STRING - locale ID hexadecimal value string
LCID_VALUE - locale ID value as a double
LOCALE_DESCRIPTION - locale description string

EXAMPLE:
On my laptop
[locale_short_string LCID_hex_string LCID_value locale_description] = get_system_locale;
returns
locale_short_string = 'ru_ru'
LCID_hex_string = '0419'
LCID_value = 1049
locale_description = 'Russian - Russia'

Cite As

Nikolay Chumerin (2024). System locale information (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/25422-system-locale-information), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2009b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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1.0.0.0