@ohos.i18n (Internationalization) (System API)
This module provides system-related or enhanced i18n capabilities, such as locale management, phone number formatting, and calendar, through supplementary i18n APIs that are not defined in ECMA 402. The intl module provides basic i18n capabilities through the standard i18n APIs defined in ECMA 402. It works with the i18n module to provide a complete suite of i18n capabilities.
NOTE
The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 7. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
Since API version 11, some APIs of this module are supported in ArkTS widgets.
This topic describes only system APIs provided by the module. For details about its public APIs, see @ohos.i18n (Internationalization).
Modules to Import
import { i18n } from '@kit.LocalizationKit';
System9+
setSystemLanguage9+
static setSystemLanguage(language: string): void
Sets the system language. Currently, this API does not support real-time updating of the system language.
To listen for system language changes, enable listening for COMMON_EVENT_LOCALE_CHANGED.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | Yes | Valid language ID. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError, commonEventManager } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
// Set the system language
try {
i18n.System.setSystemLanguage('zh'); // Set the current system language to zh.
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.setSystemLanguage failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
// Subscribe to a common event.
let subscriber: commonEventManager.CommonEventSubscriber; // Used to save the created subscriber object for subsequent subscription and unsubscription.
let subscribeInfo: commonEventManager.CommonEventSubscribeInfo = { // Define subscriber information.
events: [commonEventManager.Support.COMMON_EVENT_LOCALE_CHANGED]
};
commonEventManager.createSubscriber(subscribeInfo).then((commonEventSubscriber:commonEventManager.CommonEventSubscriber) => { // Create a subscriber.
console.info("createSubscriber");
subscriber = commonEventSubscriber;
commonEventManager.subscribe(subscriber, (err, data) => {
if (err) {
console.error(`Failed to subscribe common event. error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
return;
}
console.info("the subscribed event has occurred."); // Triggered when the subscribed event occurs.
})
}).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
console.error(`createSubscriber failed, code is ${err.code}, message is ${err.message}`);
});
setSystemRegion9+
static setSystemRegion(region: string): void
Sets the system region.
To listen for system region changes, enable listening for COMMON_EVENT_LOCALE_CHANGED.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| region | string | Yes | Valid region ID. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
try {
i18n.System.setSystemRegion('CN'); // Set the current system region to CN.
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.setSystemRegion failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
setSystemLocale9+
static setSystemLocale(locale: string): void
Sets the system locale.
To listen for system locale changes, enable listening for COMMON_EVENT_LOCALE_CHANGED.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | Yes | Locale information, which consists of the language, script, and country/region. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
try {
i18n.System.setSystemLocale('zh-CN'); // Set the current system locale to zh-CN.
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.setSystemLocale failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
set24HourClock9+
static set24HourClock(option: boolean): void
Sets the system time to the 24-hour clock.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| option | boolean | Yes | Whether to enable the 24-hour clock. The value true means to enable the 24-hour clock, and the value false means the opposite. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
// Set the system time to the 24-hour clock.
try {
i18n.System.set24HourClock(true);
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.set24HourClock failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
addPreferredLanguage9+
static addPreferredLanguage(language: string, index?: number): void
Adds a preferred language to the specified position on the preferred language list.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | Yes | Valid ID of the language to be added as a preferred language. |
| index | number | No | Position to which the preferred language is added. The default value is the length of the preferred language list. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
// Add zh-CN to the preferred language list.
let language = 'zh-CN';
let index = 0;
try {
i18n.System.addPreferredLanguage(language, index); // Add zh-CN to the first place in the preferred language list.
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.addPreferredLanguage failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
removePreferredLanguage9+
static removePreferredLanguage(index: number): void
Deletes a preferred language from the specified position on the preferred language list.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| index | number | Yes | Position of the preferred language to delete. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
// Delete the first preferred language from the preferred language list.
let index: number = 0;
try {
i18n.System.removePreferredLanguage(index);
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.removePreferredLanguage failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
setUsingLocalDigit9+
static setUsingLocalDigit(flag: boolean): void
Specifies whether to enable use of local digits.
System API: This is a system API.
Permission required: ohos.permission.UPDATE_CONFIGURATION
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag | boolean | Yes | Whether to turn on the local digit switch. The value true means to turn on the local digit switch, and the value false indicates the opposite. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 201 | Permission verification failed. The application does not have the permission required to call the API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
try {
i18n.System.setUsingLocalDigit(true); // Enable the local digit switch.
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call System.setUsingLocalDigit failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
SystemLocaleManager10+
constructor10+
constructor()
Creates a SystemLocaleManager object.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Example
let systemLocaleManager: i18n.SystemLocaleManager = new i18n.SystemLocaleManager();
getLanguageInfoArray10+
getLanguageInfoArray(languages: Array<string>, options?: SortOptions): Array<LocaleItem>
Obtains the language sorting array.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| languages | Array<string> | Yes | Valid IDs of the languages to be sorted. |
| options | SortOptions | No | Language sorting option. |
Return value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Array<LocaleItem> | Language list after sorting. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 202 | Permission verification failed. A non-system application calls a system API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
// Assume that the system language is zh-Hans, the system region is CN, and the system locale is zh-Hans-CN.
let systemLocaleManager: i18n.SystemLocaleManager = new i18n.SystemLocaleManager();
let languages: string[] = ["zh-Hans", "en-US", "pt", "ar"];
let sortOptions: i18n.SortOptions = {locale: "zh-Hans-CN", isUseLocalName: true, isSuggestedFirst: true};
try {
// The language list after sorting is [zh-Hans, en-US, pt, ar].
let sortedLanguages: Array<i18n.LocaleItem> = systemLocaleManager.getLanguageInfoArray(languages, sortOptions);
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call systemLocaleManager.getLanguageInfoArray failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
getRegionInfoArray10+
getRegionInfoArray(regions: Array<string>, options?: SortOptions): Array<LocaleItem>
Obtains the country/region sorting array.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| regions | Array<string> | Yes | Valid IDs of the countries or regions to be sorted. |
| options | SortOptions | No | Country/region sorting option. The default value of locale is the system locale, the default value of isUseLocalName is false, and the default value of isSuggestedFirst is true. |
Return value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Array<LocaleItem> | Country/region list after sorting. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 202 | Permission verification failed. A non-system application calls a system API. |
| 401 | Parameter error. Possible causes: 1.Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2.Incorrect parameter types. |
| 890001 | Invalid parameter. Possible causes: Parameter verification failed. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
// Assume that the system language is zh-Hans, the system region is CN, and the system locale is zh-Hans-CN.
let systemLocaleManager: i18n.SystemLocaleManager = new i18n.SystemLocaleManager();
let regions: string[] = ["CN", "US", "PT", "EG"];
let sortOptions: i18n.SortOptions = {locale: "zh-Hans-CN", isUseLocalName: false, isSuggestedFirst: true};
try {
// The country/region list after sorting is [CN, EG, US, PT].
let sortedRegions: Array<i18n.LocaleItem> = systemLocaleManager.getRegionInfoArray(regions, sortOptions);
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call systemLocaleManager.getRegionInfoArray failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
getTimeZoneCityItemArray10+
static getTimeZoneCityItemArray(): Array<TimeZoneCityItem>
Obtains the array of time zone city items after sorting.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
Return value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Array<TimeZoneCityItem> | Array of time zone city items. |
Error codes
For details about the error codes, see ohos.i18n Error Codes and Universal Error Codes.
| ID | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 202 | Permission verification failed. A non-system application calls a system API. |
Example
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
try {
let timeZoneCityItemArray: Array<i18n.TimeZoneCityItem> = i18n.SystemLocaleManager.getTimeZoneCityItemArray();
for (let i = 0; i < timeZoneCityItemArray.length; i++) {
console.log(timeZoneCityItemArray[i].zoneId + ", " + timeZoneCityItemArray[i].cityId + ", " + timeZoneCityItemArray[i].cityDisplayName +
", " + timeZoneCityItemArray[i].offset + "\r\n");
}
} catch(error) {
let err: BusinessError = error as BusinessError;
console.error(`call SystemLocaleManager.getTimeZoneCityItemArray failed, error code: ${err.code}, message: ${err.message}.`);
}
LocaleItem10+
Represents the list of languages or countries/regions sorted by SystemLocaleManager.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Yes | Language code or country/region code, for example, zh or CN. |
| suggestionType | SuggestionType | Yes | Language or country/region suggestion type. |
| displayName | string | Yes | Displayed name of ID in the locale of SystemLocaleManager. |
| localName | string | No | Local name of the ID. |
TimeZoneCityItem10+
Represents the time zone and city combination information.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoneId | string | Yes | Time zone ID, for example, Asia/Shanghai. |
| cityId | string | Yes | City ID, for example, Shanghai. |
| cityDisplayName | string | Yes | Displayed name of the city ID in the system locale. |
| offset | int | Yes | Offset of the time zone ID. |
| zoneDisplayName | string | Yes | Displayed name of the time zone ID in the system locale. |
| rawOffset | int | No | Fixed offset of the time zone ID. |
SuggestionType10+
Represents the language or country/region suggestion type.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SUGGESTION_TYPE_NONE | 0x00 | Not a recommended language or country/region. |
| SUGGESTION_TYPE_RELATED | 0x01 | Country/region recommended by the system language or language recommended by the system country/region. |
| SUGGESTION_TYPE_SIM | 0x02 | Language recommended by the country/region of the SIM card. |
SortOptions10+
Represents the language or country/region sorting option.
System API: This is a system API.
System capability: SystemCapability.Global.I18n
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| locale | string | No | Locale information, which consists of the language, script, and country/region, for example, zh-Hans-CN. The default value of locale is the system locale. |
| isUseLocalName | boolean | No | Whether to use the local name for sorting. If getLanguageInfoArray is called, the default value of isUseLocalName is true. If getRegionInfoArray is called, the default value of isUseLocalName is false. |
| isSuggestedFirst | boolean | No | Whether to move the recommended language or country/region to the top in the sorting result. The default value of isSuggestedFirst is true. |