Intl.DisplayNames.prototype.of()
The Intl.DisplayNames.prototype.of()
method receives a
code and returns a string based on the locale and options provided when instantiating
Intl.DisplayNames
.
Syntax
of(code)
Parameters
code
-
The
code
to provide depends on thetype
:- If the type is "region", code should be either an ISO-3166 two letters region code, or a three digits UN M49 Geographic Regions.
- If the type is "script", code should be an ISO-15924 four letters script code.
- If the type is "language", code should be a languageCode ["-" scriptCode] ["-" regionCode ] *("-" variant ) subsequence of the unicode_language_id grammar in UTS 35's Unicode Language and Locale Identifiers grammar. languageCode is either a two letters ISO 639-1 language code or a three letters ISO 639-2 language code.
- If the type is "currency", code should be a 3-letter ISO 4217 currency code.
Return value
A language-specific formatted string.
Examples
Using the of method
let regionNames = new Intl.DisplayNames(['en'], {type: 'region'});
regionNames.of('419'); // "Latin America"
let languageNames = new Intl.DisplayNames(['en'], {type: 'language'});
languageNames.of('fr'); // "French"
let currencyNames = new Intl.DisplayNames(['en'], {type: 'currency'});
currencyNames.of('EUR'); // "Euro"
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Internationalization API Specification # sec-Intl.DisplayNames.prototype.of |
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