KDE 4.6 PyKDE API Reference

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# KLocale Class Reference

`from PyKDE4.kdecore import *`

## Detailed Description

KLocale provides support for country specific stuff like the national language.

KLocale supports translating, as well as specifying the format for numbers, currency, time, and date.

Use KGlobal.locale() to get pointer to the global KLocale object, containing the applications current locale settings.

For example, to format the date May 17, 1995 in the current locale, use:

       QString date = KGlobal.locale()->formatDate(QDate(1995,5,17));

Author:
  Stephan Kulow <coolo@kde.org>, Preston Brown <pbrown@kde.org>,

Hans Petter Bieker <bieker@kde.org>, Lukas Tinkl <lukas.tinkl@suse.cz> class for supporting locale settings and national language

## Enumerations

BinarySizeUnits | { DefaultBinaryUnits, UnitByte, UnitKiloByte, UnitMegaByte, UnitGigaByte, UnitTeraByte, UnitPetaByte, UnitExaByte, UnitZettaByte, UnitYottaByte, UnitLastUnit }
BinaryUnitDialect | { DefaultBinaryDialect, IECBinaryDialect, JEDECBinaryDialect, MetricBinaryDialect, LastBinaryDialect }
CalendarSystem | { QDateCalendar, CopticCalendar, EthiopianCalendar, GregorianCalendar, HebrewCalendar, IslamicCivilCalendar, IndianNationalCalendar, JalaliCalendar, JapaneseCalendar, JulianCalendar, MinguoCalendar, ThaiCalendar }
DateFormat | { ShortDate, LongDate, FancyShortDate, FancyLongDate, IsoDate, IsoWeekDate, IsoOrdinalDate }
DateTimeComponent | { Year, YearName, Month, MonthName, Day, DayName, JulianDay, EraName, EraYear, YearInEra, DayOfYear, DayOfYearName, DayOfWeek, DayOfWeekName, Week, WeekYear, MonthsInYear, WeeksInYear, DaysInYear, DaysInMonth, DaysInWeek, Hour, Minute, Second, Millisecond, DayPeriod, DayPeriodHour, Timezone, TimezoneName, UnixTime }
DateTimeComponentFormat | { DefaultComponentFormat, ShortNumber, LongNumber, NarrowName, ShortName, LongName }
DateTimeFormatOption | { TimeZone, Seconds }
DateTimeFormatStandard | { KdeFormat, PosixFormat, UnicodeFormat }
DateTimeParseMode | { LiberalParsing }
DigitSet | { ArabicDigits, ArabicIndicDigits, EasternArabicIndicDigits, DevenagariDigits, BengaliDigits, GujaratiDigits, GurmukhiDigits, KannadaDigits, KhmerDigits, MalayalamDigits, OriyaDigits, TamilDigits, TeluguDigits, ThaiDigits }
MeasureSystem | { Metric, Imperial }
ReadDateFlags | { NormalFormat, ShortFormat, IsoFormat, IsoWeekFormat, IsoOrdinalFormat }
ReadTimeFlags | { WithSeconds, WithoutSeconds }
SignPosition | { ParensAround, BeforeQuantityMoney, AfterQuantityMoney, BeforeMoney, AfterMoney }
TimeFormatOption | { TimeDefault, TimeWithoutSeconds, TimeWithoutAmPm, TimeDuration, TimeFoldHours }
TimeProcessingOption | { ProcessStrict, ProcessNonStrict }
WeekNumberSystem | { DefaultWeekNumber, IsoWeekNumber }

## Methods

| __init__ (self, QString catalog, KSharedPtr<KSharedConfig> config=KSharedConfig.Ptr())
| __init__ (self, QString catalog, QString language, QString country=QString(), KConfig config=0)
QStringList | allCountriesList (self)
[KLocale.DigitSet] | allDigitSetsList (self)
QStringList | allLanguagesList (self)
KLocale.BinaryUnitDialect | binaryUnitDialect (self)
KCalendarSystem | calendar (self)
KLocale.CalendarSystem | calendarSystem (self)
QString | calendarType (self)
QTextCodec | codecForEncoding (self)
QString | convertDigits (self, QString str, KLocale.DigitSet digitSet, bool ignoreContext=0)
| copyCatalogsTo (self, KLocale locale)
QString | country (self)
QString | countryCodeToName (self, QString country)
QString | countryDivisionCode (self)
KCurrencyCode | currency (self)
QString | currencyCode (self)
QStringList | currencyCodeList (self)
QString | currencySymbol (self)
QString | dateFormat (self)
QString | dateFormatShort (self)
bool | dateMonthNamePossessive (self)
KLocale.DigitSet | dateTimeDigitSet (self)
QString | dayPeriodText (self, QTime time, KLocale.DateTimeComponentFormat format=KLocale.DefaultComponentFormat)
int | decimalPlaces (self)
QString | decimalSymbol (self)
KLocale.DigitSet | digitSet (self)
QString | digitSetToName (self, KLocale.DigitSet digitSet, bool withDigits=0)
QByteArray | encoding (self)
int | encodingMib (self)
int | fileEncodingMib (self)
QString | formatByteSize (self, float size)
QString | formatByteSize (self, float size, int precision, KLocale.BinaryUnitDialect dialect=KLocale.DefaultBinaryDialect, KLocale.BinarySizeUnits specificUnit=KLocale.DefaultBinaryUnits)
QString | formatDate (self, QDate date, KLocale.DateFormat format=KLocale.LongDate)
QString | formatDateTime (self, QDateTime dateTime, KLocale.DateFormat format=KLocale.ShortDate, bool includeSecs=0)
QString | formatDateTime (self, KDateTime dateTime, KLocale.DateFormat format=KLocale.ShortDate, KLocale.DateTimeFormatOptions options=0)
QString | formatDuration (self, long mSec)
QString | formatLocaleTime (self, QTime pTime, KLocale.TimeFormatOptions options=KLocale.TimeDefault)
QString | formatLong (self, long num)
QString | formatMoney (self, float num, QString currency=QString(), int precision=-1)
QString | formatNumber (self, float num, int precision=-1)
QString | formatNumber (self, QString numStr, bool round=1, int precision=2)
QString | formatTime (self, QTime pTime, bool includeSecs=0, bool isDuration=0)
int | fracDigits (self)
| insertCatalog (self, QString catalog)
QStringList | installedLanguages (self)
bool | isApplicationTranslatedInto (self, QString language)
QString | language (self)
QString | languageCodeToName (self, QString language)
QStringList | languageList (self)
QString | localizedFilePath (self, QString filePath)
KLocale.MeasureSystem | measureSystem (self)
int | monetaryDecimalPlaces (self)
QString | monetaryDecimalSymbol (self)
KLocale.DigitSet | monetaryDigitSet (self)
QString | monetaryThousandsSeparator (self)
KLocale.SignPosition | negativeMonetarySignPosition (self)
bool | negativePrefixCurrencySymbol (self)
QString | negativeSign (self)
bool | nounDeclension (self)
int | pageSize (self)
KLocale.SignPosition | positiveMonetarySignPosition (self)
bool | positivePrefixCurrencySymbol (self)
QString | positiveSign (self)
QString | prettyFormatDuration (self, long mSec)
QDate, bool ok | readDate (self, QString str)
QDate, bool ok | readDate (self, QString intstr, QString fmt)
QDate, bool ok | readDate (self, QString str, KLocale.ReadDateFlags flags)
QTime | readLocaleTime (self, QString str, bool ok=0, KLocale.TimeFormatOptions options=KLocale.TimeDefault, KLocale.TimeProcessingOptions processing=KLocale.ProcessNonStrict)
float, bool ok | readMoney (self, QString numStr)
float, bool ok | readNumber (self, QString numStr)
QTime, bool ok | readTime (self, QString str)
QTime, bool ok | readTime (self, QString str, KLocale.ReadTimeFlags flags)
QString | removeAcceleratorMarker (self, QString label)
| removeCatalog (self, QString catalog)
| setActiveCatalog (self, QString catalog)
| setBinaryUnitDialect (self, KLocale.BinaryUnitDialect newDialect)
| setCalendar (self, QString calendarType)
| setCalendarSystem (self, KLocale.CalendarSystem calendarSystem)
bool | setCountry (self, QString country, KConfig config)
bool | setCountryDivisionCode (self, QString countryDivision)
| setCurrencyCode (self, QString newCurrencyCode)
| setCurrencySymbol (self, QString symbol)
| setDateFormat (self, QString format)
| setDateFormatShort (self, QString format)
| setDateMonthNamePossessive (self, bool possessive)
| setDateTimeDigitSet (self, KLocale.DigitSet digitSet)
| setDecimalPlaces (self, int digits)
| setDecimalSymbol (self, QString symbol)
| setDigitSet (self, KLocale.DigitSet digitSet)
bool | setEncoding (self, int mibEnum)
| setFracDigits (self, int digits)
bool | setLanguage (self, QString language, KConfig config)
bool | setLanguage (self, QStringList languages)
| setMeasureSystem (self, KLocale.MeasureSystem value)
| setMonetaryDecimalPlaces (self, int digits)
| setMonetaryDecimalSymbol (self, QString symbol)
| setMonetaryDigitSet (self, KLocale.DigitSet digitSet)
| setMonetaryThousandsSeparator (self, QString separator)
| setNegativeMonetarySignPosition (self, KLocale.SignPosition signpos)
| setNegativePrefixCurrencySymbol (self, bool prefix)
| setNegativeSign (self, QString sign)
| setPageSize (self, int paperFormat)
| setPositiveMonetarySignPosition (self, KLocale.SignPosition signpos)
| setPositivePrefixCurrencySymbol (self, bool prefix)
| setPositiveSign (self, QString sign)
| setThousandsSeparator (self, QString separator)
| setTimeFormat (self, QString format)
| setWeekDayOfPray (self, int day)
| setWeekNumberSystem (self, KLocale.WeekNumberSystem weekNumberSystem)
| setWeekStartDay (self, int day)
| setWorkingWeekEndDay (self, int day)
| setWorkingWeekStartDay (self, int day)
QString | thousandsSeparator (self)
QString | timeFormat (self)
QString | translateQt (self, QString context, QString sourceText, QString comment)
| translateRaw (self, QString msg, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRaw (self, QString ctxt, QString msg, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRaw (self, QString singular, QString plural, long n, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRaw (self, QString ctxt, QString singular, QString plural, long n, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRawFrom (self, QString catname, QString msg, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRawFrom (self, QString catname, QString ctxt, QString msg, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRawFrom (self, QString catname, QString singular, QString plural, long n, QString lang, QString trans)
| translateRawFrom (self, QString catname, QString ctxt, QString singular, QString plural, long n, QString lang, QString trans)
bool | use12Clock (self)
bool | useTranscript (self)
int | weekDayOfPray (self)
KLocale.WeekNumberSystem | weekNumberSystem (self)
int | weekStartDay (self)
int | workingWeekEndDay (self)
int | workingWeekStartDay (self)

## Static Methods

QString | defaultCountry ()
QString | defaultCurrencyCode ()
QString | defaultLanguage ()
QString | langLookup (QString fname, QString rtype="html")
| setMainCatalog (QString catalog)
| splitLocale (QString locale, QString language, QString country, QString modifier, QString charset)

## Method Documentation

__init__ | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catalog,
|  | KSharedPtr<KSharedConfig> | config=KSharedConfig.Ptr()
| ) |  |  |

Constructs a KLocale with the given catalog name

The constructor looks for an entry Language in the group Locale in the configuration file.

If no configuration file is specified, it will also look for languages using the environment variables (KDE_LANG, LC_MESSAGES, LC_ALL, LANG), as well as the global configuration file. If KLocale is not able to use any of the specified languages, the default language (en_US) will be used.

If you specify a configuration file, it has to be valid until the KLocale object is destroyed. Note that a setLocale() will be performed on the config, causing a sync() and reparseConfiguration() which will save any changes you have made and load any changes other shared copies have made.

Parameters:

  | catalog | the name of the main language file
  | config | a configuration file with a Locale group detailing locale-related preferences (such as language and formatting options).

__init__ | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catalog,
|  | QString | language,
|  | QString | country=QString(),
|  | KConfig | config=0
| ) |  |  |

Constructs a KLocale with the given catalog name

Allows you to override the language and, optionally, the country of this locale.

If you specify a configuration file, it has to be valid until the KLocale object is destroyed. Note that a setLocale() will be performed on the config, causing a sync() and reparseConfiguration() which will save any changes you have made and load any changes other shared copies have made.

Parameters:

  | catalog | the name of the main language file
  | language | the ISO Language Code for the locale, e.g. "en" for English
  | country | the ISO Country Code for the locale, e.g. "us" for USA
  | config | a configuration file with a Locale group detailing locale-related preferences (such as language and formatting options).

QStringList allCountriesList | ( |  | self ) |

Provides list of all known country codes.

Use countryCodeToName(country) to get human readable, localized country names.

Returns:
  a list of all country codes

See also:
  countryCodeToName

[KLocale.DigitSet] allDigitSetsList | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.3

Provides list of all known digit set identifiers.

Returns:
  list of all digit set identifiers

See also:
  DigitSet

See also:
  digitSetToName

QStringList allLanguagesList | ( |  | self ) |

Provides list of all known language codes.

Use languageCodeToName(language) to get human readable, localized language names.

Returns:
  list of all language codes

See also:
  languageCodeToName

See also:
  installedLanguages

KLocale.BinaryUnitDialect binaryUnitDialect | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the user's default binary unit dialect.

Since:
  4.4

Returns:
  User's default binary unit dialect

See also:
  BinaryUnitDialect

KCalendarSystem calendar | ( |  | self ) |

Returns a pointer to the calendar system object.

Returns:
  the current calendar system instance

KLocale.CalendarSystem calendarSystem | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.6

Returns the type of Calendar System used in this Locale

See also:
  KLocale.CalendarSystem

See also:
  KCalendarSystem

Returns:
  the type of Calendar System

QString calendarType | ( |  | self ) |

Deprecated:
  use calendarSystem() instead

Returns the name of the calendar system that is currently being used by the system.

See also:
  calendarSystem()

Returns:
  the name of the calendar system

QTextCodec codecForEncoding | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the user's preferred encoding. Should never be NULL.

Returns:
  The codec for the preferred encoding

See also:
  encoding

See also:
  encodingMib

QString convertDigits | ( | self, |
|  | QString | str,
|  | KLocale.DigitSet | digitSet,
|  | bool | ignoreContext=0
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.3

Convert all digits in the string to the given digit set.

Conversion is normally not performed if the given digit set is not appropriate in the current locale and language context. Unconditional conversion may be requested by setting ignoreContext to true.

Parameters:

  | str | the string to convert
  | digitSet | the digit set identifier
  | ignoreContext | unconditional conversion if true

Returns:
  string with converted digits

See also:
  DigitSet

copyCatalogsTo | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale | locale
| ) |  |  |

Copies the catalogs of this object to an other KLocale object.

Parameters:

  | locale | the destination KLocale object

QString country | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the country code of the country where the user lives.

The returned code complies with the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard, except by KDE convention it is returned in lowercase whereas the official standard is uppercase. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 for details.

defaultCountry() is returned by default, if no other available, this will always be uppercase 'C'.

Use countryCodeToName(country) to get human readable, localized country names.

Returns:
  the country code for the user

See also:
  countryCodeToName

QString countryCodeToName | ( | self, |
|  | QString | country
| ) |  |  |

Convert a known country code to a human readable, localized form.

If an unknown country code is supplied, empty string is returned; this will never happen if the code has been obtained by one of the KLocale methods.

Parameters:

  | country | the country code

Returns:
  the human readable and localized form of the country name

See also:
  country

See also:
  allCountriesList

QString countryDivisionCode | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.6

Returns the Country Division Code of the Country where the user lives. When no value is set, then the Country Code will be returned.

The returned code complies with the ISO 3166-2 standard. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2 for details.

Note that unlike country() this method will return the correct case, i.e. normally uppercase..

In KDE 4.6 it is the apps responsibility to obtain a translation for the code, translation and other services will be priovided in KDE 4.7.

Returns:
  the Country Division Code for the user

See also:
  setCountryDivisionCode

KCurrencyCode currency | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.4

Returns the Currency Code object for the current locale

Returns:
  The default Currency Code object used by locale.

QString currencyCode | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.4

Returns the ISO 4217 Currency Code for the current locale

Returns:
  The default ISO Currency Code used by locale.

QStringList currencyCodeList | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.4

Returns the ISO Currency Codes used in the locale, ordered by decreasing priority.

Use KCurrency.currencyCodeToName(currencyCode) to get human readable, localized language name.

Returns:
  list of ISO Currency Codes

See also:
  currencyCodeToName

QString currencySymbol | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what the symbol denoting currency in the current locale as as defined by user settings should look like.

Returns:
  The default currency symbol used by locale.

QString dateFormat | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the currently selected date format.

Returns:
  Current date format.

See also:
  setDateFormat()

QString dateFormatShort | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the currently selected short date format.

Returns:
  Current short date format.

See also:
  setDateFormatShort()

bool dateMonthNamePossessive | ( |  | self ) |

Use this to determine whether in dates a possessive form of month name is preferred ("of January" rather than "January")

Returns:
  If possessive form should be used

KLocale.DigitSet dateTimeDigitSet | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.3

Returns the identifier of the digit set used to display dates and time.

Returns:
  the digit set identifier

See also:
  DigitSet

See also:
  digitSetToName

QString dayPeriodText | ( | self, |
|  | QTime | time,
|  | KLocale.DateTimeComponentFormat | format=KLocale.DefaultComponentFormat
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.6

Returns the Day Period matching the time given

Parameters:

  | time | the time to return the day period for

Returns:
  the Day Period for the given time

int decimalPlaces | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.4

The number of decimal places to include in numeric values (usually 2).

Returns:
  Default number of numeric decimal places used by locale.

QString decimalSymbol | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what a decimal point should look like ("." or "," etc.) according to the current locale or user settings.

Returns:
  The decimal symbol used by locale.

KLocale.DigitSet digitSet | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.3

Returns the identifier of the digit set used to display numbers.

Returns:
  the digit set identifier

See also:
  DigitSet

See also:
  digitSetToName

QString digitSetToName | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.DigitSet | digitSet,
|  | bool | withDigits=0
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.3

Convert a digit set identifier to a human readable, localized name.

Parameters:

  | digitSet | the digit set identifier
  | withDigits | whether to add the digits themselves to the name

Returns:
  the human readable and localized name of the digit set

See also:
  DigitSet

QByteArray encoding | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the user's preferred encoding.

Returns:
  The name of the preferred encoding

See also:
  codecForEncoding

See also:
  encodingMib

int encodingMib | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the user's preferred encoding.

Returns:
  The Mib of the preferred encoding

See also:
  encoding

See also:
  codecForEncoding

int fileEncodingMib | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the file encoding.

Returns:
  The Mib of the file encoding

See also:
  QFile.encodeName

See also:
  QFile.decodeName

QString formatByteSize | ( | self, |
|  | float | size
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Converts size from bytes to the appropriate string representation using the binary unit dialect dialect and the specific units specificUnit.

Example: formatByteSize(1000, unit, KLocale.BinaryUnitKilo) returns: for KLocale.MetricBinaryUnits, "1.0 kB", for KLocale.IECBinaryUnits, "0.9 KiB", for KLocale.JEDECBinaryUnits, "0.9 KB".

Parameters:

  | size | size in bytes
  | precision | number of places after the decimal point to use. KDE uses 1 by default so when in doubt use 1.
  | dialect | binary unit standard to use. Use DefaultBinaryUnits to use the localized user selection unless you need to use a specific unit type (such as displaying a flash memory size in JEDEC).
  | specificUnit | specific unit size to use in result. Use DefaultBinarySize to automatically select a unit that will return a sanely-sized number.

Returns:
  converted size as a translated string including the units. E.g. "1.23 KiB", "2 GB" (JEDEC), "4.2 kB" (Metric).

QString formatByteSize | ( | self, |
|  | float | size,
|  | int | precision,
|  | KLocale.BinaryUnitDialect | dialect=KLocale.DefaultBinaryDialect,
|  | KLocale.BinarySizeUnits | specificUnit=KLocale.DefaultBinaryUnits
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Converts size from bytes to the appropriate string representation using the binary unit dialect dialect and the specific units specificUnit.

Example: formatByteSize(1000, unit, KLocale.BinaryUnitKilo) returns: for KLocale.MetricBinaryUnits, "1.0 kB", for KLocale.IECBinaryUnits, "0.9 KiB", for KLocale.JEDECBinaryUnits, "0.9 KB".

Parameters:

  | size | size in bytes
  | precision | number of places after the decimal point to use. KDE uses 1 by default so when in doubt use 1.
  | dialect | binary unit standard to use. Use DefaultBinaryUnits to use the localized user selection unless you need to use a specific unit type (such as displaying a flash memory size in JEDEC).
  | specificUnit | specific unit size to use in result. Use DefaultBinarySize to automatically select a unit that will return a sanely-sized number.

Returns:
  converted size as a translated string including the units. E.g. "1.23 KiB", "2 GB" (JEDEC), "4.2 kB" (Metric).

QString formatDate | ( | self, |
|  | QDate | date,
|  | KLocale.DateFormat | format=KLocale.LongDate
| ) |  |  |

Returns a string formatted to the current locale's conventions regarding dates.

Parameters:

  | date | the date to be formatted
  | format | category of date format to use

Returns:
  the date as a string

QString formatDateTime | ( | self, |
|  | QDateTime | dateTime,
|  | KLocale.DateFormat | format=KLocale.ShortDate,
|  | bool | includeSecs=0
| ) |  |  |

Returns a string formatted to the current locale's conventions regarding both date and time.

Parameters:

  | dateTime | the date and time to be formatted
  | format | category of date format to use
  | options | additional output options

Returns:
  The date and time as a string

QString formatDateTime | ( | self, |
|  | KDateTime | dateTime,
|  | KLocale.DateFormat | format=KLocale.ShortDate,
|  | KLocale.DateTimeFormatOptions | options=0
| ) |  |  |

Returns a string formatted to the current locale's conventions regarding both date and time.

Parameters:

  | dateTime | the date and time to be formatted
  | format | category of date format to use
  | options | additional output options

Returns:
  The date and time as a string

QString formatDuration | ( | self, |
|  | long | mSec
| ) |  |  |

Given a number of milliseconds, converts that to a string containing the localized equivalent

e.g. given formatDuration(60000), returns "1.0 minutes"

Parameters:

  | mSec | Time duration in milliseconds

Returns:
  converted duration as a string - e.g. "5.5 seconds" "23.0 minutes"

QString formatLocaleTime | ( | self, |
|  | QTime | pTime,
|  | KLocale.TimeFormatOptions | options=KLocale.TimeDefault
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Returns a string formatted to the current locale's conventions regarding times.

Parameters:

  | pTime | the time to be formatted
  | options | format option to use when formatting the time

Returns:
  The time as a string

QString formatLong | ( | self, |
|  | long | num
| ) |  |  |

Given an integer, converts that to a numeric string containing the localized numeric equivalent.

e.g. given 123456L, return "123,456" (for some European country).

Parameters:

  | num | The number to convert

Returns:
  The number as a localized string

QString formatMoney | ( | self, |
|  | float | num,
|  | QString | currency=QString(),
|  | int | precision=-1
| ) |  |  |

Given a double, converts that to a numeric string containing the localized monetary equivalent.

e.g. given 123456, return "$ 123,456.00".

If precision isn't specified or is < 0, then the default monetaryDecimalPlaces() is used.

Parameters:

  | num | The number we want to format
  | currency | The currency symbol you want.
  | precision | Number of decimal places displayed

Returns:
  The number of money as a localized string

See also:
  monetaryDecimalPlaces()

QString formatNumber | ( | self, |
|  | float | num,
|  | int | precision=-1
| ) |  |  |

Given a string representing a number, converts that to a numeric string containing the localized numeric equivalent.

e.g. given 123456.78F, return "123,456.78" (for some European country).

If precision isn't specified or is < 0, then the default decimalPlaces() is used.

Parameters:

  | numStr | The number to format, as a string.
  | round | Round fractional digits. (default true)
  | precision | Number of fractional digits used for rounding. Unused if round=false.

Returns:
  The number as a localized string

QString formatNumber | ( | self, |
|  | QString | numStr,
|  | bool | round=1,
|  | int | precision=2
| ) |  |  |

Given a string representing a number, converts that to a numeric string containing the localized numeric equivalent.

e.g. given 123456.78F, return "123,456.78" (for some European country).

If precision isn't specified or is < 0, then the default decimalPlaces() is used.

Parameters:

  | numStr | The number to format, as a string.
  | round | Round fractional digits. (default true)
  | precision | Number of fractional digits used for rounding. Unused if round=false.

Returns:
  The number as a localized string

QString formatTime | ( | self, |
|  | QTime | pTime,
|  | bool | includeSecs=0,
|  | bool | isDuration=0
| ) |  |  |

Deprecated:
  replaced by formatLocaleTime()

Returns a string formatted to the current locale's conventions regarding times.

Parameters:

  | pTime | The time to be formatted.
  | includeSecs | if true, seconds are included in the output, otherwise only hours and minutes are formatted.
  | isDuration | if true, the given time is a duration, not a clock time. This means "am/pm" shouldn't be displayed.

Returns:
  The time as a string

int fracDigits | ( |  | self ) |

Deprecated:
  use decimalPlaces() or monetaryDecimalPlaces()

The number of fractional digits to include in monetary values (usually 2).

Returns:
  Default number of fractional digits used by locale.

insertCatalog | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catalog
| ) |  |  |

Adds another catalog to search for translation lookup. This function is useful for extern libraries and/or code, that provide their own messages.

If the catalog does not exist for the chosen language, it will be ignored and en_US will be used.

Parameters:

  | catalog | The catalog to add.

QStringList installedLanguages | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.6

Provides list of all installed KDE Language Translations.

Use languageCodeToName(language) to get human readable, localized language names.

Returns:
  list of all installed language codes

See also:
  languageCodeToName

bool isApplicationTranslatedInto | ( | self, |
|  | QString | language
| ) |  |  |

Checks whether or not the active catalog is found for the given language.

Parameters:

  | language | language to check

QString language | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the language code used by this object. The domain AND the library translation must be available in this language. defaultLanguage() is returned by default, if no other available.

Use languageCodeToName(language) to get human readable, localized language name.

Returns:
  the currently used language code

See also:
  languageCodeToName

QString languageCodeToName | ( | self, |
|  | QString | language
| ) |  |  |

Convert a known language code to a human readable, localized form. If an unknown language code is supplied, empty string is returned; this will never happen if the code has been obtained by one of the KLocale methods.

Parameters:

  | language | the language code

Returns:
  the human readable and localized form if the code is known, empty otherwise

See also:
  language

See also:
  languageList

See also:
  allLanguagesList

See also:
  installedLanguages

QStringList languageList | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the language codes selected by user, ordered by decreasing priority.

Use languageCodeToName(language) to get human readable, localized language name.

Returns:
  list of language codes

See also:
  languageCodeToName

QString localizedFilePath | ( | self, |
|  | QString | filePath
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.1

Tries to find a path to the localized file for the given original path. This is intended mainly for non-text resources (images, sounds, etc.), whereas text resources should be handled in more specific ways.

The possible localized paths are checked in turn by priority of set languages, in form of dirname/l10n/ll/basename, where dirname and basename are those of the original path, and ll is the language code.

KDE core classes which resolve paths internally (e.g. KStandardDirs) will usually perform this lookup behind the scene. In general, you should pipe resource paths through this method only on explicit translators' request, or when a resource is an obvious candidate for localization (e.g. a splash screen or a custom icon with some text drawn on it).

Parameters:

  | filePath | path to the original file

Returns:
  path to the localized file if found, original path otherwise

KLocale.MeasureSystem measureSystem | ( |  | self ) |

Returns which measuring system we use.

Returns:
  The preferred measuring system

int monetaryDecimalPlaces | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.4

The number of decimal places to include in monetary values (usually 2).

Returns:
  Default number of monetary decimal places used by locale.

QString monetaryDecimalSymbol | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what a decimal point should look like ("." or "," etc.) for monetary values, according to the current locale or user settings.

Returns:
  The monetary decimal symbol used by locale.

KLocale.DigitSet monetaryDigitSet | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.3

Retuns the digit set used to display monetary values.

Returns:
  the digit set identifier

See also:
  DigitSet

See also:
  digitSetToName

QString monetaryThousandsSeparator | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what a thousands separator for monetary values should look like ("," or " " etc.) according to the current locale or user settings.

Returns:
  The monetary thousands separator used by locale.

KLocale.SignPosition negativeMonetarySignPosition | ( |  | self ) |

Denotes where to place a negative sign in relation to a monetary value.

Returns:
  Where/how to print the negative sign.

See also:
  SignPosition

bool negativePrefixCurrencySymbol | ( |  | self ) |

If and only if the currency symbol precedes a negative value, this will be true.

Returns:
  True if the currency symbol precedes negative numbers.

QString negativeSign | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what a negative sign should look like ("-", etc.) according to the current locale or user settings.

Returns:
  The negative sign used by locale.

bool nounDeclension | ( |  | self ) |

Deprecated:

Use this to determine whether nouns are declined in locale's language. This property should remain read-only (no setter function)

Returns:
  If nouns are declined

int pageSize | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the preferred page size for printing.

Returns:
  The preferred page size, cast it to QPrinter.PageSize

KLocale.SignPosition positiveMonetarySignPosition | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the position of a positive sign in relation to a monetary value.

Returns:
  Where/how to print the positive sign.

See also:
  SignPosition

bool positivePrefixCurrencySymbol | ( |  | self ) |

If and only if the currency symbol precedes a positive value, this will be true.

Returns:
  Where to print the currency symbol for positive numbers.

QString positiveSign | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what a positive sign should look like ("+", " ", etc.) according to the current locale or user settings.

Returns:
  The positive sign used by locale.

QString prettyFormatDuration | ( | self, |
|  | long | mSec
| ) |  |  |

Given a number of milliseconds, converts that to a pretty string containing the localized equivalent.

e.g. given prettyFormatDuration(60001) returns "1 minute" given prettyFormatDuration(62005) returns "1 minute and 2 seconds" given prettyFormatDuration(90060000) returns "1 day and 1 hour"

Parameters:

  | mSec | Time duration in milliseconds

Returns:
  converted duration as a string. Units not interesting to the user, for example seconds or minutes when the first unit is day, are not returned because they are irrelevant. The same applies for seconds when the first unit is hour.

Since:
  4.2

QDate, bool ok readDate | ( | self, |
|  | QString | str
| ) |  |  |

Converts a localized date string to a QDate. This method is stricter than readDate(str,&ok): it will only accept a date in a specific format, depending on flags.

Parameters:

  | str | the string we want to convert.
  | flags | what format the the date string will be in
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a valid date. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a QDate

See also:
  KCalendarSystem.readDate()

QDate, bool ok readDate | ( | self, |
|  | QString | intstr,
|  | QString | fmt
| ) |  |  |

Converts a localized date string to a QDate. This method is stricter than readDate(str,&ok): it will only accept a date in a specific format, depending on flags.

Parameters:

  | str | the string we want to convert.
  | flags | what format the the date string will be in
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a valid date. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a QDate

See also:
  KCalendarSystem.readDate()

QDate, bool ok readDate | ( | self, |
|  | QString | str,
|  | KLocale.ReadDateFlags | flags
| ) |  |  |

Converts a localized date string to a QDate. This method is stricter than readDate(str,&ok): it will only accept a date in a specific format, depending on flags.

Parameters:

  | str | the string we want to convert.
  | flags | what format the the date string will be in
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a valid date. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a QDate

See also:
  KCalendarSystem.readDate()

QTime readLocaleTime | ( | self, |
|  | QString | str,
|  | bool | ok=0,
|  | KLocale.TimeFormatOptions | options=KLocale.TimeDefault,
|  | KLocale.TimeProcessingOptions | processing=KLocale.ProcessNonStrict
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Converts a localized time string to a QTime. This method is stricter than readTime(str, &ok) in that it will either accept a time with seconds or a time without seconds.

Parameters:

  | str | the string we want to convert
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a valid time. If ok is 0, it will be ignored.
  | options | format option to apply when formatting the time
  | processing | if set to ProcessStrict, checking will be strict and the read time string has to have the exact time format specified. If set to ProcessNonStrict processing the time is lax and spaces in the time string can be left out.

Returns:
  The string converted to a QTime

float, bool ok readMoney | ( | self, |
|  | QString | numStr
| ) |  |  |

Converts a localized monetary string to a double.

Parameters:

  | numStr | the string we want to convert.
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a number. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a double

float, bool ok readNumber | ( | self, |
|  | QString | numStr
| ) |  |  |

Converts a localized numeric string to a double.

Parameters:

  | numStr | the string we want to convert.
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a number. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a double

QTime, bool ok readTime | ( | self, |
|  | QString | str
| ) |  |  |

Deprecated:
  replaced readLocaleTime()

Converts a localized time string to a QTime. This method is stricter than readTime(str,&ok): it will either accept a time with seconds or a time without seconds. Use this method when the format is known by the application.

Parameters:

  | str | the string we want to convert.
  | flags | whether the time string is expected to contain seconds or not.
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a valid time. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a QTime

QTime, bool ok readTime | ( | self, |
|  | QString | str,
|  | KLocale.ReadTimeFlags | flags
| ) |  |  |

Deprecated:
  replaced readLocaleTime()

Converts a localized time string to a QTime. This method is stricter than readTime(str,&ok): it will either accept a time with seconds or a time without seconds. Use this method when the format is known by the application.

Parameters:

  | str | the string we want to convert.
  | flags | whether the time string is expected to contain seconds or not.
  | ok | the boolean that is set to false if it's not a valid time. If ok is 0, it will be ignored

Returns:
  The string converted to a QTime

QString removeAcceleratorMarker | ( | self, |
|  | QString | label
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.2

Removes accelerator marker from a UI text label.

Accelerator marker is not always a plain ampersand (&), so it is not enough to just remove it by QString.remove(). The label may contain escaped markers ("&&") which must be resolved and skipped, as well as CJK-style markers ("Foo (&F)") where the whole parenthesis construct should be removed. Therefore always use this function to remove accelerator marker from UI labels.

Parameters:

  | label | UI label which may contain an accelerator marker

Returns:
  label without the accelerator marker

removeCatalog | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catalog
| ) |  |  |

Removes a catalog for translation lookup.

Parameters:

  | catalog | The catalog to remove.

See also:
  insertCatalog()

setActiveCatalog | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catalog
| ) |  |  |

Sets the active catalog for translation lookup.

Parameters:

  | catalog | The catalog to activate.

setBinaryUnitDialect | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.BinaryUnitDialect | newDialect
| ) |  |  |

Sets newDialect to be the default dialect for this locale (and only this locale). Newly created KLocale objects will continue to default to the user's choice.

Parameters:

  | newDialect | the new dialect to set as default for this locale object.

Since:
  4.4

setCalendar | ( | self, |
|  | QString | calendarType
| ) |  |  |

Deprecated:
  use setCalendarSystem() instead

Changes the current calendar system to the calendar specified. If the calendar system specified is not found, gregorian will be used.

See also:
  setCalendarSystem()

Parameters:

  | calendarType | the name of the calendar type

setCalendarSystem | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.CalendarSystem | calendarSystem
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.6

Sets the type of Calendar System to use in this Locale

See also:
  KLocale.CalendarSystem

See also:
  KCalendarSystem

Parameters:

  | calendarSystem | the Calendar System to use

bool setCountry | ( | self, |
|  | QString | country,
|  | KConfig | config
| ) |  |  |

Changes the current country. The current country will be left unchanged if failed. It will force a reload of the country specific configuration.

An empty country value will set the country to the system default.

If you specify a configuration file, it has to be valid until the KLocale object is destroyed. Note that a setLocale() will be performed on the config, causing a sync() and reparseConfiguration() which will save any changes you have made and load any changes other shared copies have made.

Parameters:

  | country | the ISO 3166 country code
  | config | a configuration file with a Locale group detailing locale-related preferences (such as language and formatting options).

Returns:
  true on success, false on failure

bool setCountryDivisionCode | ( | self, |
|  | QString | countryDivision
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.6

Sets the Country Division Code of the Country where the user lives.

The code must comply with the ISO 3166-2 standard. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2 for details.

In KDE 4.6 it is the apps responsibility to validate the input, full validation and other services will be provided in KDE 4.7.

Parameters:

  | countryDivision | the Country Division Code for the user

Returns:
  true on success, false on failure

See also:
  countryDivisionCode

setCurrencyCode | ( | self, |
|  | QString | newCurrencyCode
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Changes the current ISO Currency Code.

Parameters:

  | newCurrencyCode | The new Currency Code

setCurrencySymbol | ( | self, |
|  | QString | symbol
| ) |  |  |

Changes the current currency symbol.

This symbol should be consistant with the selected Currency Code

Parameters:

  | symbol | The new currency symbol

See also:
  currencyCode, KCurrency.currencySymbols

setDateFormat | ( | self, |
|  | QString | format
| ) |  |  |

Changes the current date format.

The format of the date is a string which contains variables that will be replaced:

- %Y with the whole year (e.g. "2004" for "2004")
- %y with the lower 2 digits of the year (e.g. "04" for "2004")
- %n with the month (January="1", December="12")
- %m with the month with two digits (January="01", December="12")
- %e with the day of the month (e.g. "1" on the first of march)
- %d with the day of the month with two digits (e.g. "01" on the first of march)
- %b with the short form of the month (e.g. "Jan" for January)
- %B with the long form of the month (e.g. "January")
- %a with the short form of the weekday (e.g. "Wed" for Wednesday)
- %A with the long form of the weekday (e.g. "Wednesday" for Wednesday)

Everything else in the format string will be taken as is. For example, March 20th 1989 with the format "%y:%m:%d" results in "89:03:20".

Parameters:

  | format | The new date format

setDateFormatShort | ( | self, |
|  | QString | format
| ) |  |  |

Changes the current short date format.

The format of the date is a string which contains variables that will be replaced:

- %Y with the whole year (e.g. "1984" for "1984")
- %y with the lower 2 digits of the year (e.g. "84" for "1984")
- %n with the month (January="1", December="12")
- %m with the month with two digits (January="01", December="12")
- %e with the day of the month (e.g. "1" on the first of march)
- %d with the day of the month with two digits(e.g. "01" on the first of march)
- %b with the short form of the month (e.g. "Jan" for January)
- %B with the long form of the month (e.g. "January")
- %a with the short form of the weekday (e.g. "Wed" for Wednesday)
- %A with the long form of the weekday (e.g. "Wednesday" for Wednesday)

Everything else in the format string will be taken as is. For example, March 20th 1989 with the format "%y:%m:%d" results in "89:03:20".

Parameters:

  | format | The new short date format

setDateMonthNamePossessive | ( | self, |
|  | bool | possessive
| ) |  |  |

Changes the form of month name used in dates.

Parameters:

  | possessive | True if possessive forms should be used

setDateTimeDigitSet | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.DigitSet | digitSet
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.3

Set digit characters used to display dates and time.

Parameters:

  | digitSet | the digit set identifier

See also:
  DigitSet

setDecimalPlaces | ( | self, |
|  | int | digits
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Changes the number of decimal places used when formating numbers.

Parameters:

  | digits | The default number of digits to use.

setDecimalSymbol | ( | self, |
|  | QString | symbol
| ) |  |  |

Changes the symbol used to identify the decimal pointer.

Parameters:

  | symbol | The new decimal symbol.

setDigitSet | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.DigitSet | digitSet
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.3

Changes the set of digit characters used to display numbers.

Parameters:

  | digitSet | the digit set identifier

See also:
  DigitSet

bool setEncoding | ( | self, |
|  | int | mibEnum
| ) |  |  |

Changes the current encoding.

Parameters:

  | mibEnum | The mib of the preferred codec

Returns:
  True on success.

setFracDigits | ( | self, |
|  | int | digits
| ) |  |  |

Deprecated:
  use setDecimalPlaces() or setMonetaryDecimalPlaces()

Changes the number of digits used when formating numbers.

Parameters:

  | digits | The default number of digits to use.

bool setLanguage | ( | self, |
|  | QString | language,
|  | KConfig | config
| ) |  |  |

Changes the list of preferred languages for the locale. The first valid language in the list will be used, or the default language (en_US) if none of the specified languages were available.

Parameters:

  | languages | the list of language codes

Returns:
  true if one of the specified languages were used

bool setLanguage | ( | self, |
|  | QStringList | languages
| ) |  |  |

Changes the list of preferred languages for the locale. The first valid language in the list will be used, or the default language (en_US) if none of the specified languages were available.

Parameters:

  | languages | the list of language codes

Returns:
  true if one of the specified languages were used

setMeasureSystem | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.MeasureSystem | value
| ) |  |  |

Changes the preferred measuring system.

Returns:
  value The preferred measuring system

setMonetaryDecimalPlaces | ( | self, |
|  | int | digits
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.4

Changes the number of decimal places used when formating money.

Parameters:

  | digits | The default number of digits to use.

setMonetaryDecimalSymbol | ( | self, |
|  | QString | symbol
| ) |  |  |

Changes the symbol used to identify the decimal pointer for monetary values.

Parameters:

  | symbol | The new decimal symbol.

setMonetaryDigitSet | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.DigitSet | digitSet
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.3

Set digit characters used to display monetary values.

Parameters:

  | digitSet | the digit set identifier

See also:
  DigitSet

setMonetaryThousandsSeparator | ( | self, |
|  | QString | separator
| ) |  |  |

Changes the separator used to group digits when formating monetary values.

Parameters:

  | separator | The new thousands separator.

setNegativeMonetarySignPosition | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.SignPosition | signpos
| ) |  |  |

Changes the sign position used for negative monetary values.

Parameters:

  | signpos | The new sign position

setNegativePrefixCurrencySymbol | ( | self, |
|  | bool | prefix
| ) |  |  |

Changes the position where the currency symbol should be printed for negative monetary values.

Parameters:

  | prefix | True if the currency symbol should be prefixed instead of postfixed

setNegativeSign | ( | self, |
|  | QString | sign
| ) |  |  |

Changes the sign used to identify a negative number.

Parameters:

  | sign | Sign used for negative numbers.

setPageSize | ( | self, |
|  | int | paperFormat
| ) |  |  |

Changes the preferred page size when printing.

Parameters:

  | paperFormat | the new preferred page size in the format QPrinter.PageSize

setPositiveMonetarySignPosition | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.SignPosition | signpos
| ) |  |  |

Changes the sign position used for positive monetary values.

Parameters:

  | signpos | The new sign position

setPositivePrefixCurrencySymbol | ( | self, |
|  | bool | prefix
| ) |  |  |

Changes the position where the currency symbol should be printed for positive monetary values.

Parameters:

  | prefix | True if the currency symbol should be prefixed instead of postfixed

setPositiveSign | ( | self, |
|  | QString | sign
| ) |  |  |

Changes the sign used to identify a positive number. Normally this is left blank.

Parameters:

  | sign | Sign used for positive numbers.

setThousandsSeparator | ( | self, |
|  | QString | separator
| ) |  |  |

Changes the separator used to group digits when formating numbers.

Parameters:

  | separator | The new thousands separator.

setTimeFormat | ( | self, |
|  | QString | format
| ) |  |  |

Changes the current time format.

The format of the time is string a which contains variables that will be replaced:

- %H with the hour in 24h format and 2 digits (e.g. 5pm is "17", 5am is "05")
- %k with the hour in 24h format and one digits (e.g. 5pm is "17", 5am is "5")
- %I with the hour in 12h format and 2 digits (e.g. 5pm is "05", 5am is "05")
- %l with the hour in 12h format and one digits (e.g. 5pm is "5", 5am is "5")
- %M with the minute with 2 digits (e.g. the minute of 07:02:09 is "02")
- %S with the seconds with 2 digits (e.g. the minute of 07:02:09 is "09")
- %p with pm or am (e.g. 17.00 is "pm", 05.00 is "am")

Everything else in the format string will be taken as is. For example, 5.23pm with the format "%H:%M" results in "17:23".

Parameters:

  | format | The new time format

setWeekDayOfPray | ( | self, |
|  | int | day
| ) |  |  |

Changes how KLocale defines the day reserved for religious observance.

Since:
  4.2

Parameters:

  | day | day of the week for religious observance (None=0,Monday=1..Sunday=7) as integer

setWeekNumberSystem | ( | self, |
|  | KLocale.WeekNumberSystem | weekNumberSystem
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.6

Sets the type of Week Number System to use in this Locale

Currently only ISO Weeks are supported.

See also:
  Klocale.WeekNumberSystem

See also:
  weekNumberSystem()

Parameters:

  | weekNumberSystem | the Week Number System to use

setWeekStartDay | ( | self, |
|  | int | day
| ) |  |  |

Changes how KLocale defines the first day in week.

Parameters:

  | day | first day of the week (Monday=1..Sunday=7) as integer

setWorkingWeekEndDay | ( | self, |
|  | int | day
| ) |  |  |

Changes how KLocale defines the last working day in week.

Since:
  4.2

Parameters:

  | day | last working day of the week (Monday=1..Sunday=7) as integer

setWorkingWeekStartDay | ( | self, |
|  | int | day
| ) |  |  |

Changes how KLocale defines the first working day in week.

Since:
  4.2

Parameters:

  | day | first working day of the week (Monday=1..Sunday=7) as integer

QString thousandsSeparator | ( |  | self ) |

Returns what the thousands separator should look like ("," or "." etc.) according to the current locale or user settings.

Returns:
  The thousands separator used by locale.

QString timeFormat | ( |  | self ) |

Returns the currently selected time format.

Returns:
  Current time format.

See also:
  setTimeFormat()

QString translateQt | ( | self, |
|  | QString | context,
|  | QString | sourceText,
|  | QString | comment
| ) |  |  |

Translates a message as a QTranslator is supposed to. The parameters are similar to i18n(), but the result value has other semantics (it can be QString())

translateRaw | ( | self, |
|  | QString | msg,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Like translateRawFrom, with implicit lookup through all loaded catalogs.

Deprecated:
  Use translateRawFrom with null or empty catalog name.

translateRaw | ( | self, |
|  | QString | ctxt,
|  | QString | msg,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Like translateRawFrom, with implicit lookup through all loaded catalogs.

Deprecated:
  Use translateRawFrom with null or empty catalog name.

translateRaw | ( | self, |
|  | QString | singular,
|  | QString | plural,
|  | long | n,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Like translateRawFrom, with implicit lookup through all loaded catalogs.

Deprecated:
  Use translateRawFrom with null or empty catalog name.

translateRaw | ( | self, |
|  | QString | ctxt,
|  | QString | singular,
|  | QString | plural,
|  | long | n,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Like translateRawFrom, with implicit lookup through all loaded catalogs.

Deprecated:
  Use translateRawFrom with null or empty catalog name.

translateRawFrom | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catname,
|  | QString | msg,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.5

Raw translation from a message catalog, with given context and singular/plural form. Context + singular form is used as the lookup key in the catalog. If catalog name is null or empty, all loaded catalogs are searched for the translation.

Never use this directly to get message translations. See i18n* and ki18n* calls related to KLocalizedString.

Parameters:

  | catname | the catalog name. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | ctxt | the context. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | singular | the singular form. Must not be null or empty. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | plural | the plural form. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | n | number on which the forms are decided.
  | lang | language in which the translation was found. If no translation was found, KLocale.defaultLanguage() is reported. If null, the language is not reported.
  | trans | raw translation, or original if not found. If no translation was found, original message is reported (either plural or singular, as determined by n ). If null, the translation is not reported.

See also:
  KLocalizedString

translateRawFrom | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catname,
|  | QString | ctxt,
|  | QString | msg,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.5

Raw translation from a message catalog, with given context and singular/plural form. Context + singular form is used as the lookup key in the catalog. If catalog name is null or empty, all loaded catalogs are searched for the translation.

Never use this directly to get message translations. See i18n* and ki18n* calls related to KLocalizedString.

Parameters:

  | catname | the catalog name. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | ctxt | the context. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | singular | the singular form. Must not be null or empty. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | plural | the plural form. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | n | number on which the forms are decided.
  | lang | language in which the translation was found. If no translation was found, KLocale.defaultLanguage() is reported. If null, the language is not reported.
  | trans | raw translation, or original if not found. If no translation was found, original message is reported (either plural or singular, as determined by n ). If null, the translation is not reported.

See also:
  KLocalizedString

translateRawFrom | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catname,
|  | QString | singular,
|  | QString | plural,
|  | long | n,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.5

Raw translation from a message catalog, with given context and singular/plural form. Context + singular form is used as the lookup key in the catalog. If catalog name is null or empty, all loaded catalogs are searched for the translation.

Never use this directly to get message translations. See i18n* and ki18n* calls related to KLocalizedString.

Parameters:

  | catname | the catalog name. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | ctxt | the context. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | singular | the singular form. Must not be null or empty. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | plural | the plural form. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | n | number on which the forms are decided.
  | lang | language in which the translation was found. If no translation was found, KLocale.defaultLanguage() is reported. If null, the language is not reported.
  | trans | raw translation, or original if not found. If no translation was found, original message is reported (either plural or singular, as determined by n ). If null, the translation is not reported.

See also:
  KLocalizedString

translateRawFrom | ( | self, |
|  | QString | catname,
|  | QString | ctxt,
|  | QString | singular,
|  | QString | plural,
|  | long | n,
|  | QString | lang,
|  | QString | trans
| ) |  |  |

Since:
  4.5

Raw translation from a message catalog, with given context and singular/plural form. Context + singular form is used as the lookup key in the catalog. If catalog name is null or empty, all loaded catalogs are searched for the translation.

Never use this directly to get message translations. See i18n* and ki18n* calls related to KLocalizedString.

Parameters:

  | catname | the catalog name. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | ctxt | the context. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | singular | the singular form. Must not be null or empty. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | plural | the plural form. Must not be null. Must be UTF-8 encoded.
  | n | number on which the forms are decided.
  | lang | language in which the translation was found. If no translation was found, KLocale.defaultLanguage() is reported. If null, the language is not reported.
  | trans | raw translation, or original if not found. If no translation was found, original message is reported (either plural or singular, as determined by n ). If null, the translation is not reported.

See also:
  KLocalizedString

bool use12Clock | ( |  | self ) |

Use this to determine if the user wants a 12 hour clock.

Returns:
  If the user wants 12h clock

bool useTranscript | ( |  | self ) |

Reports whether evaluation of translation scripts is enabled.

Returns:
  true if script evaluation is enabled, false otherwise.

int weekDayOfPray | ( |  | self ) |

Use this to determine which day is reserved for religious observance

Since:
  4.2

Returns:
  day number (None = 0, Monday = 1, ..., Sunday = 7)

KLocale.WeekNumberSystem weekNumberSystem | ( |  | self ) |

Since:
  4.6

Returns the type of Week Number System used in this Locale

Currently only ISO Weeks are supported.

See also:
  Klocale.WeekNumberSystem

See also:
  setWeekNumberSystem()

Returns:
  the Week Number System used

int weekStartDay | ( |  | self ) |

Use this to determine which day is the first day of the week.

Returns:
  an integer (Monday=1..Sunday=7)

int workingWeekEndDay | ( |  | self ) |

Use this to determine which day is the last working day of the week.

Since:
  4.2

Returns:
  an integer (Monday=1..Sunday=7)

int workingWeekStartDay | ( |  | self ) |

Use this to determine which day is the first working day of the week.

Since:
  4.2

Returns:
  an integer (Monday=1..Sunday=7)

## Static Method Documentation

QString defaultCountry | ( |  | ) |

Returns the code of the default country, i.e. "C"

This function will not provide a sensible value to use in your app, please use country() instead.

See also:
  country

Returns:
  Name of the default country

QString defaultCurrencyCode | ( |  | ) |

Since:
  4.4

Returns the ISO Code of the default currency.

Returns:
  ISO Currency Code of the default currency

QString defaultLanguage | ( |  | ) |

Returns the name of the internal language.

Returns:
  Name of the default language

QString langLookup | ( | QString | fname,
|  | QString | rtype="html"
| ) |  |  |

Deprecated:

Finds localized resource in resourceDir( rtype ) + <lang> + fname.

Since KDE 4.1, this service is provided in a slightly different form, automatically by e.g. KStandardDirs.locate() and other KDE core classes dealing with paths. For manual use, it is replaced by localizedFilePath().

Parameters:

  | fname | relative path to find
  | rtype | resource type to use

Returns:
  path to localized resource

See also:
  localizedFilePath

setMainCatalog | ( | QString | catalog
| ) |  |  |

Use this as main catalog for *all* KLocales, if not the appname will be used. This function is best to be the very first instruction in your program's main function as it only has an effect before the first KLocale object is created.

Parameters:

  | catalog | Catalog to override all other main Catalogs.

splitLocale | ( | QString | locale,
|  | QString | language,
|  | QString | country,
|  | QString | modifier,
|  | QString | charset
| ) |  |  |

Parses locale string into distinct parts. The format of locale is language_COUNTRY@modifier.CHARSET

Parameters:

  | locale | the locale string to split
  | language | set to the language part of the locale
  | country | set to the country part of the locale
  | modifier | set to the modifer part of the locale
  | charset | set to the charset part of the locale

## Enumeration Documentation

BinarySizeUnits

These binary units are used in KDE by the formatByteSize() functions.

NOTE: There are several different units standards: 1) SI (i.e. metric), powers-of-10. 2) IEC, powers-of-2, with specific units KiB, MiB, etc. 3) JEDEC, powers-of-2, used for solid state memory sizing which is why you see flash cards labels as e.g. 4GB. These (ab)use the metric units. Although JEDEC only defines KB, MB, GB, if JEDEC is selected all units will be powers-of-2 with metric prefixes for clarity in the event of sizes larger than 1024 GB.

Although 3 different dialects are possible this enum only uses metric names since adding all 3 different names of essentially the same unit would be pointless. Use BinaryUnitDialect to control the exact units returned.

Since:
  4.4

See also:
  binaryUnitDialect

Enumerator:

  DefaultBinaryUnits = -1 |
  UnitByte |
  UnitKiloByte |
  UnitMegaByte |
  UnitGigaByte |
  UnitTeraByte |
  UnitPetaByte |
  UnitExaByte |
  UnitZettaByte |
  UnitYottaByte |
  UnitLastUnit = UnitYottaByte |

BinaryUnitDialect

This enum chooses what dialect is used for binary units.

Note: Although JEDEC abuses the metric prefixes and can therefore be confusing, it has been used to describe *memory* sizes for quite some time and programs should therefore use either Default, JEDEC, or IEC 60027-2 for memory sizes.

On the other hand network transmission rates are typically in metric so Default, Metric, or IEC (which is unambiguous) should be chosen.

Normally choosing DefaultBinaryUnits is the best option as that uses the user's selection for units.

Since:
  4.4

See also:
  binaryUnitDialect

See also:
  setBinaryUnitDialect

Enumerator:

  DefaultBinaryDialect = -1 |
  IECBinaryDialect |
  JEDECBinaryDialect |
  MetricBinaryDialect |
  LastBinaryDialect = MetricBinaryDialect |

CalendarSystem

Since:
  4.6

Available Calendar Systems

See also:
  setCalendarSystem()

See also:
  calendarSystem()

Enumerator:

  QDateCalendar = 1 |
  CopticCalendar = 5 |
  EthiopianCalendar = 6 |
  GregorianCalendar = 8 |
  HebrewCalendar = 9 |
  IslamicCivilCalendar = 12 |
  IndianNationalCalendar = 14 |
  JalaliCalendar = 16 |
  JapaneseCalendar = 19 |
  JulianCalendar = 21 |
  MinguoCalendar = 22 |
  ThaiCalendar = 23 |

DateFormat

Format for date string.

Enumerator:

  ShortDate |
  LongDate |
  FancyShortDate |
  FancyLongDate |
  IsoDate |
  IsoWeekDate |
  IsoOrdinalDate |

DateTimeComponent

Since:
  4.6

The various Components that make up a Date / Time In the future the Components may be combined as flags for dynamic generation of Date Formats.

See also:
  KCalendarSystem

See also:
  KLocalizedDate

See also:
  DateTimeComponentFormat

Enumerator:

  Year = 0x1 |
  YearName = 0x2 |
  Month = 0x4 |
  MonthName = 0x8 |
  Day = 0x10 |
  DayName = 0x20 |
  JulianDay = 0x40 |
  EraName = 0x80 |
  EraYear = 0x100 |
  YearInEra = 0x200 |
  DayOfYear = 0x400 |
  DayOfYearName = 0x800 |
  DayOfWeek = 0x1000 |
  DayOfWeekName = 0x2000 |
  Week = 0x4000 |
  WeekYear = 0x8000 |
  MonthsInYear = 0x10000 |
  WeeksInYear = 0x20000 |
  DaysInYear = 0x40000 |
  DaysInMonth = 0x80000 |
  DaysInWeek = 0x100000 |
  Hour = 0x200000 |
  Minute = 0x400000 |
  Second = 0x800000 |
  Millisecond = 0x1000000 |
  DayPeriod = 0x2000000 |
  DayPeriodHour = 0x4000000 |
  Timezone = 0x8000000 |
  TimezoneName = 0x10000000 |
  UnixTime = 0x20000000 |

DateTimeComponentFormat

Since:
  4.6

Format used for individual Date/Time Components when converted to/from a string Largely equivalent to the UNICODE CLDR format width definitions 1..5

See also:
  DateTimeComponentFormat

Enumerator:

  DefaultComponentFormat = -1 |
  ShortNumber = 0 |
  LongNumber |
  NarrowName = 3 |
  ShortName |
  LongName |

DateTimeFormatOption

Options for formatting date-time values.

Enumerator:

  TimeZone = 0x01 |
  Seconds = 0x02 |

DateTimeFormatStandard

Since:
  4.4

Standard used for Date Time Format String

Enumerator:

  KdeFormat |
  PosixFormat |
  UnicodeFormat |

DateTimeParseMode

Since:
  4.6

Mode to use when parsing a Date Time input string

Enumerator:

  LiberalParsing |

DigitSet

Since:
  4.3

The set of digit characters used to display and enter numbers.

Enumerator:

  ArabicDigits |
  ArabicIndicDigits |
  EasternArabicIndicDigits |
  DevenagariDigits |
  BengaliDigits |
  GujaratiDigits |
  GurmukhiDigits |
  KannadaDigits |
  KhmerDigits |
  MalayalamDigits |
  OriyaDigits |
  TamilDigits |
  TeluguDigits |
  ThaiDigits |

MeasureSystem

The Metric system will give you information in mm, while the Imperial system will give you information in inches.

Enumerator:

  Metric |
  Imperial |

ReadDateFlags

Flags for readDate()

Enumerator:

  NormalFormat = 1 |
  ShortFormat = 2 |
  IsoFormat = 4 |
  IsoWeekFormat = 8 |
  IsoOrdinalFormat = 16 |

ReadTimeFlags

Flags for the old version of readTime()

Deprecated:
  replaced by TimeFormatOptions

Enumerator:

  WithSeconds = 0 |
  WithoutSeconds = 1 |

SignPosition

Various positions for where to place the positive or negative sign when they are related to a monetary value.

Enumerator:

  ParensAround = 0 |
  BeforeQuantityMoney = 1 |
  AfterQuantityMoney = 2 |
  BeforeMoney = 3 |
  AfterMoney = 4 |

TimeFormatOption

Since:
  4.4

Format flags for readLocaleTime() and formatLocaleTime()

Enumerator:

  TimeDefault = 0x0 |
  TimeWithoutSeconds = 0x1 |
  TimeWithoutAmPm = 0x2 |
  TimeDuration = 0x6 |
  TimeFoldHours = 0xE |

TimeProcessingOption

Additional processing options for readLocaleTime().

@remarks This is currently used as an enum but declared as a flag to be extensible

Enumerator:

  ProcessStrict = 0x1 |
  ProcessNonStrict = 0x2 |

WeekNumberSystem

Since:
  4.6

System used for Week Numbers

See also:
  setWeekNumberSystem()

See also:
  weekNumberSystem()

Enumerator:

  DefaultWeekNumber = -1 |
  IsoWeekNumber = 0 |