DateTime::Locale::Base - Base class for individual locale objects


NAME

DateTime::Locale::Base - Base class for individual locale objects

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SYNOPSIS

  use base 'DateTime::Locale::Base';

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DEFAULT FORMATS

Each locale has a set of four default date and time formats. They are distinguished by length, and are called "full", "long", "medium", and "short". Each locale may have a different default length which it uses when its $locale->date_format_default(), < $locale-time_format_default() >>, or < $locale-datetime_format_default() >> methods are called.

This can be changed by calling the < $locale-set_default_date_format() >> or < $locale-set_default_time_format() >> methods. These methods accept a string which must be one of "full", "long", "medium", or "short".

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NAME FORMS

Most names come in a number of variations. First, they may vary based on length, with wide, abbreviated, and narrow forms. The wide form is typically the full name, while the narrow form is often a single character. The narrow forms may not be unique. For example, "T" may be used for Tuesday and Thursday in the English narrow forms.

Many names also distinguish between "format" and "stand-alone" forms of a pattern. The format pattern is used when the thing in question is being placed into a larger string. The stand-alone form is used when displaying that item by itself, for example in a calendar.

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METHODS

All locales provide the following methods:

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SUPPORT

See the DateTime::Locale manpage.

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AUTHORS

Richard Evans <rich@ridas.com>

Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2003 Richard Evans. Copyright (c) 2004-2005 David Rolsky. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

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 DateTime::Locale::Base - Base class for individual locale objects