# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo

Retrieves information about a locale specified by identifier

#include <WinAPILocale.au3>
_WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo ( $iLCID, $iType )

## Parameters

$iLCID | The locale identifier (LCID) that specifies the locale or one of the following predefined values. $LOCALE_INVARIANT $LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT $LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT Windows Vista or later $LOCALE_CUSTOM_DEFAULT $LOCALE_CUSTOM_UI_DEFAULT $LOCALE_CUSTOM_UNSPECIFIED
$iType | The one of the locale information constants ($LOCALE_*) to retrieve.

## Return Value

Success: | String containing the requested information.
Failure: | Empty string and sets the @error flag to non-zero, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

## See Also

Search GetLocaleInfo in MSDN Library.

## Example

    #include <WinAPILocale.au3>

    Local $iID = _WinAPI_GetUserDefaultLCID()

    ConsoleWrite('Language => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iID, $LOCALE_SLANGUAGE) & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite('Date format => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iID, $LOCALE_SSHORTDATE) & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite('Date format => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iID, $LOCALE_SLONGDATE) & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite('Time format => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iID, $LOCALE_STIMEFORMAT) & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite('Currency name => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iID, $LOCALE_SNATIVECURRNAME) & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite('Monetary symbol => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($iID, $LOCALE_SCURRENCY) & @CRLF)

    Local $sLongDate = _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SLONGDATE)
    Local $sShortDate = _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SSHORTDATE)

    ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "--- SetLocaleInfo ---" & @CRLF)
    _WinAPI_SetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SLONGDATE, 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy')
    ConsoleWrite('Date format => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SLONGDATE) & @CRLF)
    _WinAPI_SetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SSHORTDATE, 'dd-MMM-yy')
    ConsoleWrite('Date format => ' & _WinAPI_GetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SSHORTDATE) & @CRLF)

    _WinAPI_SetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SLONGDATE, $sLongDate)
    _WinAPI_SetLocaleInfo($LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, $LOCALE_SSHORTDATE, $sShortDate)