stri_locale_set: Set or Get Default Locale in stringi¶
Description¶
stri_locale_set changes the default locale for all the functions in the stringi package, i.e., establishes the meaning of the “NULL locale” argument of locale-sensitive functions. stri_locale_get gives the current default locale.
Usage¶
stri_locale_set(locale)
stri_locale_get()
Arguments¶
|
single string of the form |
Details¶
See stringi-locale for more information on the effect of changing the default locale.
stri_locale_get is the same as stri_locale_info(NULL)$Name.
Value¶
stri_locale_set returns a string with previously used locale, invisibly.
stri_locale_get returns a string of the form Language, Language_Country, or Language_Country_Variant, e.g., 'en_US'.
See Also¶
Other locale_management: about_locale, stri_locale_info(), stri_locale_list()
Examples¶
## Not run:
oldloc <- stri_locale_set('pt_BR')
# ... some locale-dependent operations
# ... note that you may always modify a locale per-call
# ... changing the default locale is convenient if you perform
# ... many operations
stri_locale_set(oldloc) # restore the previous default locale
## End(Not run)