gcc/libjava/java/util/Locale.java

/* Locale.java -- i18n locales
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package java.util;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Locales represent a specific country and culture. Classes which can be
 * passed a Locale object tailor their information for a given locale. For
 * instance, currency number formatting is handled differently for the USA
 * and France.
 *
 * <p>Locales are made up of a language code, a country code, and an optional
 * set of variant strings. Language codes are represented by
 * <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt">
 * ISO 639:1988</a> w/ additions from ISO 639/RA Newsletter No. 1/1989
 * and a decision of the Advisory Committee of ISO/TC39 on August 8, 1997.
 *
 * <p>Country codes are represented by
 * <a href="http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/diverse/doc/ISO_3166.html">
 * ISO 3166</a>. Variant strings are vendor and browser specific. Standard
 * variant strings include "POSIX" for POSIX, "WIN" for MS-Windows, and
 * "MAC" for Macintosh. When there is more than one variant string, they must
 * be separated by an underscore (U+005F).
 *
 * <p>The default locale is determined by the values of the system properties
 * user.language, user.region, and user.variant, defaulting to "en". Note that
 * the locale does NOT contain the conversion and formatting capabilities (for
 * that, use ResourceBundle and java.text). Rather, it is an immutable tag
 * object for identifying a given locale, which is referenced by these other
 * classes when they must make locale-dependent decisions.
 *
 * @see ResourceBundle
 * @see java.text.Format
 * @see java.text.NumberFormat
 * @see java.text.Collator
 * @author Jochen Hoenicke
 * @author Paul Fisher
 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
 * @since 1.1
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public final class Locale implements Serializable, Cloneable
{
  /** Locale which represents the English language. */
  public static final Locale ENGLISH = new Locale("en");

  /** Locale which represents the French language. */
  public static final Locale FRENCH = new Locale("fr");

  /** Locale which represents the German language. */
  public static final Locale GERMAN = new Locale("de");

  /** Locale which represents the Italian language. */
  public static final Locale ITALIAN = new Locale("it");

  /** Locale which represents the Japanese language. */
  public static final Locale JAPANESE = new Locale("ja");

  /** Locale which represents the Korean language. */
  public static final Locale KOREAN = new Locale("ko");

  /** Locale which represents the Chinese language. */
  public static final Locale CHINESE = new Locale("zh");

  /** Locale which represents the Chinese language as used in China. */
  public static final Locale SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE = new Locale("zh", "CN");

  /**
   * Locale which represents the Chinese language as used in Taiwan.
   * Same as TAIWAN Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale TRADITIONAL_CHINESE = new Locale("zh", "TW");

  /** Locale which represents France. */
  public static final Locale FRANCE = new Locale("fr", "FR");

  /** Locale which represents Germany. */
  public static final Locale GERMANY = new Locale("de", "DE");

  /** Locale which represents Italy. */
  public static final Locale ITALY = new Locale("it", "IT");

  /** Locale which represents Japan. */
  public static final Locale JAPAN = new Locale("ja", "JP");

  /** Locale which represents Korea. */
  public static final Locale KOREA = new Locale("ko", "KR");

  /**
   * Locale which represents China.
   * Same as SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale CHINA = SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE;

  /**
   * Locale which represents the People's Republic of China.
   * Same as CHINA Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale PRC = CHINA;

  /**
   * Locale which represents Taiwan.
   * Same as TRADITIONAL_CHINESE Locale.
   */
  public static final Locale TAIWAN = TRADITIONAL_CHINESE;

  /** Locale which represents the United Kingdom. */
  public static final Locale UK = new Locale("en", "GB");

  /** Locale which represents the United States. */
  public static final Locale US = new Locale("en", "US");

  /** Locale which represents the English speaking portion of Canada. */
  public static final Locale CANADA = new Locale("en", "CA");

  /** Locale which represents the French speaking portion of Canada. */
  public static final Locale CANADA_FRENCH = new Locale("fr", "CA");

  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.1+.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 9149081749638150636L;

  /**
   * The language code, as returned by getLanguage().
   *
   * @serial the languange, possibly ""
   */
  private String language;

  /**
   * The country code, as returned by getCountry().
   *
   * @serial the country, possibly ""
   */
  private String country;

  /**
   * The variant code, as returned by getVariant().
   *
   * @serial the variant, possibly ""
   */
  private String variant;

  /**
   * This is the cached hashcode. When writing to stream, we write -1.
   *
   * @serial should be -1 in serial streams
   */
  private int hashcode;

  /**
   * The default locale. Except for during bootstrapping, this should never be
   * null. Note the logic in the main constructor, to detect when
   * bootstrapping has completed.
   */
  private static Locale defaultLocale =
    new Locale(System.getProperty("user.language", "en"),
               System.getProperty("user.region", ""),
               System.getProperty("user.variant", ""));

  /**
   * Convert new iso639 codes to the old ones.
   *
   * @param language the language to check
   * @return the appropriate code
   */
  private String convertLanguage(String language)
  {
    if (language.equals(""))
      return language;
    language = language.toLowerCase();
    int index = "he,id,yi".indexOf(language);
    if (index != -1)
      return "iw,in,ji".substring(index, index + 2);
    return language;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new locale for the given language and country.
   *
   * @param language lowercase two-letter ISO-639 A2 language code
   * @param country uppercase two-letter ISO-3166 A2 contry code
   * @param variant vendor and browser specific
   * @throws NullPointerException if any argument is null
   */
  public Locale(String language, String country, String variant)
  {
    // During bootstrap, we already know the strings being passed in are
    // the correct capitalization, and not null. We can't call
    // String.toUpperCase during this time, since that depends on the
    // default locale.
    if (defaultLocale != null)
      {
        language = convertLanguage(language).intern();
        country = country.toUpperCase().intern();
        variant = variant.toUpperCase().intern();
      }
    this.language = language;
    this.country = country;
    this.variant = variant;
    hashcode = language.hashCode() ^ country.hashCode() ^ variant.hashCode();
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new locale for the given language and country.
   *
   * @param language lowercase two-letter ISO-639 A2 language code
   * @param country uppercase two-letter ISO-3166 A2 country code
   * @throws NullPointerException if either argument is null
   */
  public Locale(String language, String country)
  {
    this(language, country, "");
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new locale for a language.
   *
   * @param language lowercase two-letter ISO-639 A2 language code
   * @throws NullPointerException if either argument is null
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public Locale(String language)
  {
    this(language, "", "");
  }

  /**
   * Returns the default Locale. The default locale is generally once set
   * on start up and then never changed. Normally you should use this locale
   * for everywhere you need a locale. The initial setting matches the
   * default locale, the user has chosen.
   *
   * @return the default locale for this virtual machine
   */
  public static Locale getDefault()
  {
    return defaultLocale;
  }

  /**
   * Changes the default locale. Normally only called on program start up.
   * Note that this doesn't change the locale for other programs. This has
   * a security check,
   * <code>PropertyPermission("user.language", "write")</code>, because of
   * its potential impact to running code.
   *
   * @param newLocale the new default locale
   * @throws NullPointerException if newLocale is null
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   */
  public static void setDefault(Locale newLocale)
  {
    if (newLocale == null)
      throw new NullPointerException();
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new PropertyPermission("user.language", "write"));
    defaultLocale = newLocale;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the list of available locales.
   *
   * @return the installed locales
   */
  public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales()
  {
    /* I only return those for which localized language
     * or country information exists.
     * XXX - remove hard coded list, and implement more locales (Sun's JDK 1.4
     * has 148 installed locales!).
     */
    return new Locale[]
    {
      ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, new Locale("ga", "")
    };
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list of all 2-letter uppercase country codes as defined
   * in ISO 3166.
   *
   * @return a list of acceptible country codes
   */
  public static String[] getISOCountries()
  {
    return new String[]
    {
      "AD", "AE", "AF", "AG", "AI", "AL", "AM", "AN", "AO", "AQ", "AR", "AS",
      "AT", "AU", "AW", "AZ", "BA", "BB", "BD", "BE", "BF", "BG", "BH", "BI",
      "BJ", "BM", "BN", "BO", "BR", "BS", "BT", "BV", "BW", "BY", "BZ", "CA",
      "CC", "CF", "CG", "CH", "CI", "CK", "CL", "CM", "CN", "CO", "CR", "CU",
      "CV", "CX", "CY", "CZ", "DE", "DJ", "DK", "DM", "DO", "DZ", "EC", "EE",
      "EG", "EH", "ER", "ES", "ET", "FI", "FJ", "FK", "FM", "FO", "FR", "FX",
      "GA", "GB", "GD", "GE", "GF", "GH", "GI", "GL", "GM", "GN", "GP", "GQ",
      "GR", "GS", "GT", "GU", "GW", "GY", "HK", "HM", "HN", "HR", "HT", "HU",
      "ID", "IE", "IL", "IN", "IO", "IQ", "IR", "IS", "IT", "JM", "JO", "JP",
      "KE", "KG", "KH", "KI", "KM", "KN", "KP", "KR", "KW", "KY", "KZ", "LA",
      "LB", "LC", "LI", "LK", "LR", "LS", "LT", "LU", "LV", "LY", "MA", "MC",
      "MD", "MG", "MH", "MK", "ML", "MM", "MN", "MO", "MP", "MQ", "MR", "MS",
      "MT", "MU", "MV", "MW", "MX", "MY", "MZ", "NA", "NC", "NE", "NF", "NG",
      "NI", "NL", "NO", "NP", "NR", "NU", "NZ", "OM", "PA", "PE", "PF", "PG",
      "PH", "PK", "PL", "PM", "PN", "PR", "PT", "PW", "PY", "QA", "RE", "RO",
      "RU", "RW", "SA", "SB", "SC", "SD", "SE", "SG", "SH", "SI", "SJ", "SK",
      "SL", "SM", "SN", "SO", "SR", "ST", "SV", "SY", "SZ", "TC", "TD", "TF",
      "TG", "TH", "TJ", "TK", "TM", "TN", "TO", "TP", "TR", "TT", "TV", "TW",
      "TZ", "UA", "UG", "UM", "US", "UY", "UZ", "VA", "VC", "VE", "VG", "VI",
      "VN", "VU", "WF", "WS", "YE", "YT", "YU", "ZA", "ZM", "ZR", "ZW"
    };
  }

  /**
   * Returns a list of all 2-letter lowercase language codes as defined
   * in ISO 639 (both old and new variant).
   *
   * @return a list of acceptable language codes
   */
  public static String[] getISOLanguages()
  {
    return new String[]
    {
      "aa", "ab", "af", "am", "ar", "as", "ay", "az", "ba", "be", "bg", "bh",
      "bi", "bn", "bo", "br", "ca", "co", "cs", "cy", "da", "de", "dz", "el",
      "en", "eo", "es", "et", "eu", "fa", "fi", "fj", "fo", "fr", "fy", "ga",
      "gd", "gl", "gn", "gu", "ha", "he", "hi", "hr", "hu", "hy", "ia", "id",
      "ie", "ik", "in", "is", "it", "iu", "iw", "ja", "ji", "jw", "ka", "kk",
      "kl", "km", "kn", "ko", "ks", "ku", "ky", "la", "ln", "lo", "lt", "lv",
      "mg", "mi", "mk", "ml", "mn", "mo", "mr", "ms", "mt", "my", "na", "ne",
      "nl", "no", "oc", "om", "or", "pa", "pl", "ps", "pt", "qu", "rm", "rn",
      "ro", "ru", "rw", "sa", "sd", "sg", "sh", "si", "sk", "sl", "sm", "sn",
      "so", "sq", "sr", "ss", "st", "su", "sv", "sw", "ta", "te", "tg", "th",
      "ti", "tk", "tl", "tn", "to", "tr", "ts", "tt", "tw", "ug", "uk", "ur",
      "uz", "vi", "vo", "wo", "xh", "yi", "yo", "za", "zh", "zu"
    };
  }

  /**
   * Returns the language code of this locale. Some language codes have changed
   * as ISO 639 has evolved; this returns the old name, even if you built
   * the locale with the new one.
   *
   * @return language code portion of this locale, or an empty String
   */
  public String getLanguage()
  {
    return language;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the country code of this locale.
   *
   * @return country code portion of this locale, or an empty String
   */
  public String getCountry()
  {
    return country;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the variant code of this locale.
   *
   * @return the variant code portion of this locale, or an empty String
   */
  public String getVariant()
  {
    return variant;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the string representation of the current locale. This consists of
   * the language, the country, and the variant, separated by an underscore.
   * The variant is listed only if there is a language or country. Examples:
   * "en", "de_DE", "_GB", "en_US_WIN", "de__POSIX", "fr__MAC".
   *
   * @return the string representation of this Locale
   * @see #getDisplayName()
   */
  public final String toString()
  {
    if (language.length() == 0 && country.length() == 0)
      return "";
    else if (country.length() == 0 && variant.length() == 0)
      return language;
    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(language);
    result.append('_').append(country);
    if (variant.length() != 0)
      result.append('_').append(variant);
    return result.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the three-letter ISO language abbrevation of this locale.
   *
   * @throws MissingResourceException if the three-letter code is not known
   */
  public String getISO3Language()
  {
    // We know all strings are interned so we can use '==' for better performance.
    if (language == "")
      return "";
    int index
      = ("aa,ab,af,am,ar,as,ay,az,ba,be,bg,bh,bi,bn,bo,br,ca,co,cs,cy,da,"
         + "de,dz,el,en,eo,es,et,eu,fa,fi,fj,fo,fr,fy,ga,gd,gl,gn,gu,ha,iw,"
         + "hi,hr,hu,hy,ia,in,ie,ik,in,is,it,iu,iw,ja,ji,jw,ka,kk,kl,km,kn,"
         + "ko,ks,ku,ky,la,ln,lo,lt,lv,mg,mi,mk,ml,mn,mo,mr,ms,mt,my,na,ne,"
         + "nl,no,oc,om,or,pa,pl,ps,pt,qu,rm,rn,ro,ru,rw,sa,sd,sg,sh,si,sk,"
         + "sl,sm,sn,so,sq,sr,ss,st,su,sv,sw,ta,te,tg,th,ti,tk,tl,tn,to,tr,"
         + "ts,tt,tw,ug,uk,ur,uz,vi,vo,wo,xh,ji,yo,za,zh,zu")
      .indexOf(language);

    if (index % 3 != 0 || language.length() != 2)
      throw new MissingResourceException
        ("Can't find ISO3 language for " + language,
         "java.util.Locale", language);

    // Don't read this aloud. These are the three letter language codes.
    return
      ("aarabkaframharaasmaymazebakbelbulbihbisbenbodbrecatcoscescymdandeu"
       + "dzoellengepospaesteusfasfinfijfaofrafrygaigdhglggrngujhauhebhinhrv"
       + "hunhyeinaindileipkindislitaikuhebjpnyidjawkatkazkalkhmkankorkaskur"
       + "kirlatlinlaolitlavmlgmrimkdmalmonmolmarmsamltmyanaunepnldnorociorm"
       + "oripanpolpusporquerohrunronruskinsansndsagsrpsinslkslvsmosnasomsqi"
       + "srpsswsotsunsweswatamteltgkthatirtuktgltsntonturtsotattwiuigukrurd"
       + "uzbvievolwolxhoyidyorzhazhozul")
      .substring(index, index + 3);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the three-letter ISO country abbrevation of the locale.
   *
   * @throws MissingResourceException if the three-letter code is not known
   */
  public String getISO3Country()
  {
    // We know all strings are interned so we can use '==' for better performance.
    if (country == "")
      return "";
    int index
      = ("AD,AE,AF,AG,AI,AL,AM,AN,AO,AQ,AR,AS,AT,AU,AW,AZ,BA,BB,BD,BE,BF,"
         + "BG,BH,BI,BJ,BM,BN,BO,BR,BS,BT,BV,BW,BY,BZ,CA,CC,CF,CG,CH,CI,CK,"
         + "CL,CM,CN,CO,CR,CU,CV,CX,CY,CZ,DE,DJ,DK,DM,DO,DZ,EC,EE,EG,EH,ER,"
         + "ES,ET,FI,FJ,FK,FM,FO,FR,FX,GA,GB,GD,GE,GF,GH,GI,GL,GM,GN,GP,GQ,"
         + "GR,GS,GT,GU,GW,GY,HK,HM,HN,HR,HT,HU,ID,IE,IL,IN,IO,IQ,IR,IS,IT,"
         + "JM,JO,JP,KE,KG,KH,KI,KM,KN,KP,KR,KW,KY,KZ,LA,LB,LC,LI,LK,LR,LS,"
         + "LT,LU,LV,LY,MA,MC,MD,MG,MH,MK,ML,MM,MN,MO,MP,MQ,MR,MS,MT,MU,MV,"
         + "MW,MX,MY,MZ,NA,NC,NE,NF,NG,NI,NL,NO,NP,NR,NU,NZ,OM,PA,PE,PF,PG,"
         + "PH,PK,PL,PM,PN,PR,PT,PW,PY,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,SA,SB,SC,SD,SE,SG,SH,"
         + "SI,SJ,SK,SL,SM,SN,SO,SR,ST,SV,SY,SZ,TC,TD,TF,TG,TH,TJ,TK,TM,TN,"
         + "TO,TP,TR,TT,TV,TW,TZ,UA,UG,UM,US,UY,UZ,VA,VC,VE,VG,VI,VN,VU,WF,"
         + "WS,YE,YT,YU,ZA,ZM,ZR,ZW")
      .indexOf(country);

    if (index % 3 != 0 || country.length() != 2)
      throw new MissingResourceException
        ("Can't find ISO3 country for " + country,
         "java.util.Locale", country);

    // Don't read this aloud. These are the three letter country codes.
    return
      ("ANDAREAFGATGAIAALBARMANTAGOATAARGASMAUTAUSABWAZEBIHBRBBGDBELBFABGR"
       + "BHRBDIBENBMUBRNBOLBRABHSBTNBVTBWABLRBLZCANCCKCAFCOGCHECIVCOKCHLCMR"
       + "CHNCOLCRICUBCPVCXRCYPCZEDEUDJIDNKDMADOMDZAECUESTEGYESHERIESPETHFIN"
       + "FJIFLKFSMFROFRAFXXGABGBRGRDGEOGUFGHAGIBGRLGMBGINGLPGNQGRCSGSGTMGUM"
       + "GNBGUYHKGHMDHNDHRVHTIHUNIDNIRLISRINDIOTIRQIRNISLITAJAMJORJPNKENKGZ"
       + "KHMKIRCOMKNAPRKKORKWTCYMKAZLAOLBNLCALIELKALBRLSOLTULUXLVALBYMARMCO"
       + "MDAMDGMHLMKDMLIMMRMNGMACMNPMTQMRTMSRMLTMUSMDVMWIMEXMYSMOZNAMNCLNER"
       + "NFKNGANICNLDNORNPLNRUNIUNZLOMNPANPERPYFPNGPHLPAKPOLSPMPCNPRIPRTPLW"
       + "PRYQATREUROMRUSRWASAUSLBSYCSDNSWESGPSHNSVNSJMSVKSLESMRSENSOMSURSTP"
       + "SLVSYRSWZTCATCDATFTGOTHATJKTKLTKMTUNTONTMPTURTTOTUVTWNTZAUKRUGAUMI"
       + "USAURYUZBVATVCTVENVGBVIRVNMVUTWLFWSMYEMMYTYUGZAFZMBZARZWE")
      .substring(index, index + 3);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the country name suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for the default locale.  This has the same effect as
   * <pre>
   * getDisplayLanguage(Locale.getDefault());
   * </pre>
   *
   * @return the language name of this locale localized to the default locale,
   *         with the ISO code as backup
   */
  public final String getDisplayLanguage()
  {
    return getDisplayLanguage(defaultLocale);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the language name suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for a specified locale.
   *
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   * @return the language name of this locale localized to the given locale,
   *         with the ISO code as backup
   */
  public String getDisplayLanguage(Locale locale)
  {
    try
      {
        ResourceBundle bundle
          = ResourceBundle.getBundle("gnu.java.locale.iso639", locale);
        return bundle.getString(language);
      }
    catch (MissingResourceException ex)
      {
        return language;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the country name of this locale localized to the
   * default locale. If the localized is not found, the ISO code
   * is returned. This has the same effect as
   * <pre>
   * getDisplayCountry(Locale.getDefault());
   * </pre>
   *
   * @return the country name of this locale localized to the given locale,
   *         with the ISO code as backup
   */
  public final String getDisplayCountry()
  {
    return getDisplayCountry(defaultLocale);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the country name suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for a specified locale.
   *
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   * @return the country name of this locale localized to the given locale,
   *         with the ISO code as backup
   */
  public String getDisplayCountry(Locale locale)
  {
    try
      {
        ResourceBundle bundle =
          ResourceBundle.getBundle("gnu.java.locale.iso3166", locale);
        return bundle.getString(country);
      }
    catch (MissingResourceException ex)
      {
        return country;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the variant name of this locale localized to the
   * default locale. If the localized is not found, the variant code
   * itself is returned. This has the same effect as
   * <pre>
   * getDisplayVariant(Locale.getDefault());
   * </pre>
   *
   * @return the variant code of this locale localized to the given locale,
   *         with the ISO code as backup
   */
  public final String getDisplayVariant()
  {
    return getDisplayVariant(defaultLocale);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the variant name of this locale localized to the
   * given locale. If the localized is not found, the variant code
   * itself is returned.
   *
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   * @return the variant code of this locale localized to the given locale,
   *         with the ISO code as backup
   */
  public String getDisplayVariant(Locale locale)
  {
    // XXX - load a bundle?
    return variant;
  }

  /**
   * Gets all local components suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for the default locale. For the language component, getDisplayLanguage
   * is called. For the country component, getDisplayCountry is called.
   * For the variant set component, getDisplayVariant is called.
   *
   * <p>The returned String will be one of the following forms:<br>
   * <pre>
   * language (country, variant)
   * language (country)
   * language (variant)
   * country (variant)
   * language
   * country
   * variant
   * </pre>
   *
   * @return String version of this locale, suitable for display to the user
   */
  public final String getDisplayName()
  {
    return getDisplayName(defaultLocale);
  }

  /**
   * Gets all local components suitable for display to the user, formatted
   * for a specified locale. For the language component,
   * getDisplayLanguage(Locale) is called. For the country component,
   * getDisplayCountry(Locale) is called. For the variant set component,
   * getDisplayVariant(Locale) is called.
   *
   * <p>The returned String will be one of the following forms:<br>
   * <pre>
   * language (country, variant)
   * language (country)
   * language (variant)
   * country (variant)
   * language
   * country
   * variant
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param locale locale to use for formatting
   * @return String version of this locale, suitable for display to the user
   */
  public String getDisplayName(Locale locale)
  {
    StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
    int count = 0;
    String[] delimiters = {"", " (", ","};
    if (language.length() != 0)
      {
        result.append(delimiters[count++]);
        result.append(getDisplayLanguage(locale));
      }
    if (country.length() != 0)
      {
        result.append(delimiters[count++]);
        result.append(getDisplayCountry(locale));
      }
    if (variant.length() != 0)
      {
        result.append(delimiters[count++]);
        result.append(getDisplayVariant(locale));
      }
    if (count > 1)
      result.append(")");
    return result.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Does the same as <code>Object.clone()</code> but does not throw
   * a <code>CloneNotSupportedException</code>. Why anyone would
   * use this method is a secret to me, since this class is immutable.
   *
   * @return the clone
   */
  public Object clone()
  {
    // This class is final, so no need to use native super.clone().
    return new Locale(language, country, variant);
  }

  /**
   * Return the hash code for this locale. The hashcode is the logical
   * xor of the hash codes of the language, the country and the variant.
   * The hash code is precomputed, since <code>Locale</code>s are often
   * used in hash tables.
   *
   * @return the hashcode
   */
  public synchronized int hashCode()
  {
    // This method is synchronized because writeObject() might reset
    // the hashcode.
    return hashcode;
  }

  /**
   * Compares two locales. To be equal, obj must be a Locale with the same
   * language, country, and variant code.
   *
   * @param obj the other locale
   * @return true if obj is equal to this
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    if (this == obj)
      return true;
    if (! (obj instanceof Locale))
      return false;
    Locale l = (Locale) obj;

    // ??? We might also want to add:
    //        hashCode() == l.hashCode()
    // But this is a synchronized method.  Is the overhead worth it?
    // Measure this to make a decision.
    return (language == l.language
            && country == l.country
            && variant == l.variant);
  }

  /**
   * Write the locale to an object stream.
   *
   * @param output the stream to write to
   * @throws IOException if the write fails
   * @serialData the hashcode should always be written as -1, and recomputed
   *      when reading it back
   */
  private synchronized void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream output)
    throws IOException
  {
    // Synchronized so that hashCode() doesn't get wrong value.
    int tmpHashcode = hashcode;
    hashcode = -1;
    output.defaultWriteObject();
    hashcode = tmpHashcode;
  }

  /**
   * Reads a locale from the input stream.
   *
   * @param input the stream to read from
   * @throws IOException if reading fails
   * @throws ClassNotFoundException if reading fails
   * @serialData the hashCode is always invalid and must be recomputed
   */
  private void readObject(ObjectInputStream input)
    throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
  {
    input.defaultReadObject();
    hashcode = language.hashCode() ^ country.hashCode() ^ variant.hashCode();
  }
} // class Locale