| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model,
date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility
classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array). | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static Locale.Category | Locale.Category. valueOf(String name)Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. | 
| static Locale.Category[] | Locale.Category. values()Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| static Locale | Locale. getDefault(Locale.Category category)Gets the current value of the default locale for the specified Category
 for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine. | 
| static void | Locale. setDefault(Locale.Category category,
          Locale newLocale)Sets the default locale for the specified Category for this instance
 of the Java Virtual Machine. | 
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