Windows.Globalization namespace

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Provides globalization support for language profiles, geographic regions, and international calendars.

Members

The Windows.Globalization namespace has these types of members:

Classes

The Windows.Globalization namespace has these classes.

ClassDescription
ApplicationLanguages Specifies the language-related preferences that the app can use and maintain.
Calendar Manipulates the representation of a date and time within a given calendar and clock.
CalendarIdentifiers Contains the calendar identifiers for the supported calendars, as static properties.
ClockIdentifiers Contains the clock identifiers for the supported clocks, as static properties.
GeographicRegion Describes a region. This is usually a country, but may be a macroregion.
Language A class that provides information related to BCP-47 language tags such as the language name and the script.

 

Enumerations

The Windows.Globalization namespace has these enumerations.

EnumerationDescription
DayOfWeek Identifies the day of the week.

 

Remarks

If your app passes language tags from this namespace to any National Language Support functions, it must first convert the tags by calling ResolveLocaleName.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 8

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2012

Namespace

Windows.Globalization
Windows::Globalization [C++]

Metadata

Windows.winmd

See also

Creating and retrieving resources in Windows Store apps
App resources and localization sample

 

 

Build date: 12/4/2012

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