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JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
Runtime (JavaScript)
The Runtime library contains classes that provide useful methods for globalization.
Locale (Runtime - JavaScript)
A Locale object represents a specific geographical, political, or cultural region. An operation that requires a Locale to perform its task is called locale-sensitive and uses the Locale to tailor information for the user. For example, displaying a number is a locale-sensitive operation because the number should be formatted according to the conventions of the user's native country, region, or culture.
setDefault (Locale - JavaScript)
Sets the default locale for this instance of the Java™ Virtual Machine. This does not affect the host locale.

setDefault (Locale - JavaScript)

Sets the default locale for this instance of the Java™ Virtual Machine. This does not affect the host locale.

If there is a security manager, its checkPermission method is called with a PropertyPermission("user.language", "write") permission before the default locale is changed.

The Java™ Virtual Machine sets the default locale during startup based on the host environment. It is used by many locale-sensitive methods if no locale is explicitly specified.

Since changing the default locale may affect many different areas of functionality, this method should only be used if the caller is prepared to re-initialize locale-sensitive code running within the same Java™ Virtual Machine, such as the user interface.

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Locale (Runtime - JavaScript)

Syntax

setDefault(Locale:Locale) : void


Parameters	Description
`Locale`	The new default locale for this instance of the Java™ Virtual Machine.