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Reference · stzLocale

Abbreviation()

LOCALE ABBREVIATION

also written: Content

Basic examples (2)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale("de-DE")
? o1.Abbreviation()
Output
de_DE

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 02_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale("ar-TN")
? o1.Abbreviation()
Output
ar_TN

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 39_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Scope (8)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale([ :Language = :Spanish, :Country = :Spain ])
? o1.Abbreviation()
Output
es_ES

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 38_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
? IsLocaleList([ :Country = :Tunisia ])
? StzLocaleQ([ :Country = :Tunisia ]).Abbreviation()
Output
1
ar_TN

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 41_islocalelist.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale("en-US")
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.Country()
Output
en_US
en_US
united_states

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 84_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale([ :Country = "Niger" ])
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.LanguageName()
? o1.CountryName()
Output
fr_NE
french
niger

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 72_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

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o1 = new stzLocale("pt_Latn_BR")
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.language()
? o1.Script()
? o1.Country()
Output
pt_BR
portuguese
latin
brazil

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 69_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale("en-Latn-US")
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.TimeShortFormat()
? o1.TimeLongFormat()
? o1.TimeNarrowFormat()
Output
en_US
h:mm AP
h:mm:ss AP t
h:mm AP

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 85_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale([ :Language = "portuguese", :Script = "Latn", :Country = "BR" ])
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.LanguageName()
? o1.CountryName()
? o1.CountryNumber()
Output
pt_BR
portuguese
brazil
30

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 70_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza
o1 = new stzLocale([ :Language = "romanian" ])
? o1.Abbreviation()
? o1.Abbreviation() + NL
? o1.LanguageNumber()
? o1.LanguageName() + NL
? o1.CountryNumber()
? o1.CountryName()
Output
ro_RO
ro_RO

95
romanian

177
romania

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 71_abbreviation.ring(opens in a new tab)

The extensions of this method

Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).

Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
no
the extended form: more parameters than the base method
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication

Every example is a test file of the library, run inside the library for this page; only those whose output kept every promise their file wrote are shown.

See also