ACTIONSCRIPT 3 Developer’s Guide en

ACTIONSCRIPT 3.0 DEVELOPER’S GUIDE
Internationalizing applications
var date:Date = new Date(2009, 2, 27, 13, 1);
var dtf:DateTimeFormatter = new DateTimeFormatter("en-US",
DateTimeStyle.LONG, DateTimeStyle.LONG);
var longDate:String = dtf.format(date);
trace(longDate); // March 27, 2009 1:01:00 PM
dtf.setDateTimeStyles(DateTimeStyle.SHORT, DateTimeStyle.SHORT);
var shortDate:String = dtf.format(date);
trace(shortDate); // 3/27/09 1:01 PM
Localizing month names and day names
Many applications use lists of month names and the names of the days of the week in calendar displays or pull-down
lists.
You can retrieve a localized list of the month names using the method DateTimeFormatter.getMonthNames().
Depending on the operating system, full and abbreviated forms might be available. Pass the value
DateTimeNameStyle.FULL to get full length month names. Pass the values
DateTimeNameStyle.LONG_ABBREVIATION or DateTimeNameStyle.SHORT_ABBREVIATION to get shorter
versions.
In some languages, a month name changes (into its genitive form) when it is placed next to the day value in a date
format. If you plan to use the month names alone, pass the value DateTimeNameContext.STANDALONE to the
getMonthNames() method. To use the month names in formatted dates, however, pass the value
DateTimeNameContext.FORMAT.
var dtf:DateTimeFormatter = new DateTimeFormatter("fr-FR");
var months:Vector. = dtf.getMonthNames(DateTimeNameStyle.FULL,
DateTimeNameContext.STANDALONE);
trace(months[0]); // janvier
months = dtf.getMonthNames(DateTimeNameStyle.SHORT_ABBREVIATION,
DateTimeNameContext.STANDALONE);
trace(months[0]); // janv.
The DateTimeFormatter.getWeekdayNames() method provides a localized list of the names of the days of the week.
The getWeekdayNames() method accepts the same nameStyle and context parameters that the getMonthNames()
method does.
var dtf:DateTimeFormatter = new DateTimeFormatter("fr-FR");
var weekdays:Vector. = dtf.getWeekdayNames(DateTimeNameStyle.FULL,
DateTimeNameContext.STANDALONE);
trace(weekdays[0]); // dimanche
weekdays = dtf.getWeekdayNames(DateTimeNameStyle.LONG_ABBREVIATION,
DateTimeNameContext.STANDALONE);
trace(weekdays[0]); // dim.
In addition, the getFirstWeekday() method returns the index value of the day that traditionally marks the beginning
of the week in the selected locale.
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