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<h1 class="title">QSystemLocale Class Reference</h1>
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<p>The QSystemLocale class can be used to finetune the system locale of the user. <a href="#details">More...</a></p>
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<pre class="cpp"> <span class="preprocessor">#include <QSystemLocale></span></pre><p>This class was introduced in Qt 4.2.</p>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> class </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qsystemlocale-currencytostringargument.html">CurrencyToStringArgument</a></b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> enum </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qsystemlocale.html#QueryType-enum">QueryType</a></b> { LanguageId, ScriptId, CountryId, DecimalPoint, ..., NativeCountryName }</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> virtual </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qsystemlocale.html#dtor.QSystemLocale">~QSystemLocale</a></b> ()</td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> virtual QLocale </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qsystemlocale.html#fallbackLocale">fallbackLocale</a></b> () const</td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> virtual QVariant </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qsystemlocale.html#query">query</a></b> ( QueryType <i>type</i>, QVariant <i>in</i> ) const</td></tr>
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<p>The QSystemLocale class can be used to finetune the system locale of the user.</p>
<p><b>Warning:</b> This class is only useful in very rare cases. Usually <a href="qlocale.html">QLocale</a> offers all the functionality required for application development.</p>
<p>QSystemLocale allows to override the values provided by the system locale (<a href="qlocale.html#system">QLocale::system</a>()).</p>
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<h3 class="fn"><a name="QueryType-enum"></a>enum QSystemLocale::<span class="name">QueryType</span></h3>
<p>Specifies the type of information queried by <a href="qsystemlocale.html#query">query</a>(). For each value the type of information to return from the <a href="qsystemlocale.html#query">query</a>() method is listed.</p>
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<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::LanguageId</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>0</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a uint specifying the language.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::ScriptId</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>33</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a uint specifying the script.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::CountryId</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>1</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a uint specifying the country.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DecimalPoint</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>2</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the decimal point.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::GroupSeparator</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>3</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the group separator.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::ZeroDigit</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>4</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the zero digit.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::NegativeSign</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>5</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the minus sign.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::PositiveSign</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>23</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the plus sign.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateFormatLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>6</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the long date format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateFormatShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>7</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the short date format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::TimeFormatLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>8</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the long time format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::TimeFormatShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>9</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the short time format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DayNameLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>10</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the name of a weekday. the in variant contains an integer between 1 and 7 (Monday - Sunday)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DayNameShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>11</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the short name of a weekday. the in variant contains an integer between 1 and 7 (Monday - Sunday)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::MonthNameLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>12</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the name of a month. the in variant contains an integer between 1 and 12</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::MonthNameShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>13</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the short name of a month. the in variant contains an integer between 1 and 12</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateToStringLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>14</tt></td><td class="topAlign">converts the <a href="qdate.html">QDate</a> stored in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> using the long date format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateToStringShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>15</tt></td><td class="topAlign">converts the <a href="qdate.html">QDate</a> stored in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> using the short date format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::TimeToStringLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>16</tt></td><td class="topAlign">converts the <a href="qtime.html">QTime</a> stored in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> using the long time format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::TimeToStringShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>17</tt></td><td class="topAlign">converts the <a href="qtime.html">QTime</a> stored in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> using the short time format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateTimeFormatLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>18</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the long date time format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateTimeFormatShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>19</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> specifying the short date time format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateTimeToStringLong</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>20</tt></td><td class="topAlign">converts the <a href="qdatetime.html">QDateTime</a> in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> using the long datetime format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::DateTimeToStringShort</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>21</tt></td><td class="topAlign">converts the <a href="qdatetime.html">QDateTime</a> in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> using the short datetime format</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::MeasurementSystem</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>22</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qlocale.html#MeasurementSystem-enum">QLocale::MeasurementSystem</a> enum specifying the measurement system</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::AMText</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>24</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a string that represents the system AM designator associated with a 12-hour clock.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::PMText</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>25</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a string that represents the system PM designator associated with a 12-hour clock.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::FirstDayOfWeek</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>26</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qt.html#DayOfWeek-enum">Qt::DayOfWeek</a> enum specifiying the first day of the week</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::CurrencySymbol</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>28</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a string that represents a currency in a format QLocale::CurrencyFormat.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::CurrencyToString</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>29</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a localized string representation of a number with a currency symbol. Converts a <a href="qsystemlocale-currencytostringargument.html">QSystemLocale::CurrencyToStringArgument</a> stored in the in variant to a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a>.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::UILanguages</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>30</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a list of strings representing locale names that could be used for UI translation.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::StringToStandardQuotation</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>31</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> containing a quoted version of the string ref stored in the in variant using standard quotes.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::StringToAlternateQuotation</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>32</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qstring.html">QString</a> containing a quoted version of the string ref stored in the in variant using alternate quotes.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::Weekdays</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>27</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a <a href="qlist.html">QList</a><<a href="qt.html#DayOfWeek-enum">Qt::DayOfWeek</a>> specifying the regular weekdays</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::LocaleChanged</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>35</tt></td><td class="topAlign">this type is queried whenever the system locale is changed.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::ListToSeparatedString</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>34</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a string that represents a join of a given <a href="qstringlist.html">QStringList</a> with a locale-defined separator.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::NativeLanguageName</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>36</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a string that represents the name of the native language.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="topAlign"><tt>QSystemLocale::NativeCountryName</tt></td><td class="topAlign"><tt>37</tt></td><td class="topAlign">a string that represents the name of the native country.</td></tr>
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<h3 class="fn"><a name="QSystemLocale"></a>QSystemLocale::<span class="name">QSystemLocale</span> ()</h3>
<p>Constructs a <a href="qsystemlocale.html">QSystemLocale</a> object. The constructor will automatically install this object as the system locale and remove any earlier installed system locales.</p>
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<h3 class="fn"><a name="dtor.QSystemLocale"></a>QSystemLocale::<span class="name">~QSystemLocale</span> ()<tt> [virtual]</tt></h3>
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