CultureInfo.LCID Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Globalization

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: CultureInfo.cs

Source:: CultureInfo.cs

Source:: CultureInfo.cs

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Gets the culture identifier for the current CultureInfo.

public:
 virtual property int LCID { int get(); };

public virtual int LCID { get; }

member this.LCID : int

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property LCID As Integer

Property Value

Int32

The culture identifier for the current CultureInfo.

Examples

The following code example shows how to create a CultureInfo for Spanish (Spain) with the international sort order and another CultureInfo with the traditional sort order.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Globalization;
int main()
{
   
   // Creates and initializes the CultureInfo which uses the international sort.
   CultureInfo^ myCIintl = gcnew CultureInfo( "es-ES",false );
   
   // Creates and initializes the CultureInfo which uses the traditional sort.
   CultureInfo^ myCItrad = gcnew CultureInfo( 0x040A,false );
   
   // Displays the properties of each culture.
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "PROPERTY", "INTERNATIONAL", "TRADITIONAL" );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "CompareInfo", myCIintl->CompareInfo, myCItrad->CompareInfo );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "DisplayName", myCIintl->DisplayName, myCItrad->DisplayName );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "EnglishName", myCIintl->EnglishName, myCItrad->EnglishName );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "IsNeutralCulture", myCIintl->IsNeutralCulture, myCItrad->IsNeutralCulture );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "IsReadOnly", myCIintl->IsReadOnly, myCItrad->IsReadOnly );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "LCID", myCIintl->LCID, myCItrad->LCID );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "Name", myCIintl->Name, myCItrad->Name );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "NativeName", myCIintl->NativeName, myCItrad->NativeName );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "Parent", myCIintl->Parent, myCItrad->Parent );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "TextInfo", myCIintl->TextInfo, myCItrad->TextInfo );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "ThreeLetterISOLanguageName", myCIintl->ThreeLetterISOLanguageName, myCItrad->ThreeLetterISOLanguageName );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName", myCIintl->ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName, myCItrad->ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "TwoLetterISOLanguageName", myCIintl->TwoLetterISOLanguageName, myCItrad->TwoLetterISOLanguageName );
   Console::WriteLine();
   
   // Compare two strings using myCIintl -> 
   Console::WriteLine( "Comparing \"llegar\" and \"lugar\"" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   With myCIintl -> CompareInfo -> Compare: {0}", myCIintl->CompareInfo->Compare( "llegar", "lugar" ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "   With myCItrad -> CompareInfo -> Compare: {0}", myCItrad->CompareInfo->Compare( "llegar", "lugar" ) );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

PROPERTY                       INTERNATIONAL                                  TRADITIONAL              
CompareInfo                    CompareInfo - es-ES                            CompareInfo - es-ES_tradnl
DisplayName                    Spanish (Spain)                                Spanish (Spain)          
EnglishName                    Spanish (Spain, International Sort)            Spanish (Spain, Traditional Sort)
IsNeutralCulture               False                                          False                    
IsReadOnly                     False                                          False                    
LCID                           3082                                           1034                     
Name                           es-ES                                          es-ES                    
NativeName                     Español (España, alfabetización internacional) Español (España, alfabetización tradicional)
Parent                         es                                             es                       
TextInfo                       TextInfo - es-ES                               TextInfo - es-ES_tradnl  
ThreeLetterISOLanguageName     spa                                            spa                      
ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName ESN                                            ESP                      
TwoLetterISOLanguageName       es                                             es                       

Comparing "llegar" and "lugar"
   With myCIintl -> CompareInfo -> Compare: -1
   With myCItrad -> CompareInfo -> Compare: 1

*/

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesCultureInfo
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Creates and initializes the CultureInfo which uses the international sort.
        CultureInfo myCIintl = new CultureInfo("es-ES", false);

        // Creates and initializes the CultureInfo which uses the traditional sort.
        CultureInfo myCItrad = new CultureInfo(0x040A, false);

        // Displays the properties of each culture.
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "PROPERTY", "INTERNATIONAL", "TRADITIONAL");
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "CompareInfo", myCIintl.CompareInfo, myCItrad.CompareInfo);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "DisplayName", myCIintl.DisplayName, myCItrad.DisplayName);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "EnglishName", myCIintl.EnglishName, myCItrad.EnglishName);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "IsNeutralCulture", myCIintl.IsNeutralCulture, myCItrad.IsNeutralCulture);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "IsReadOnly", myCIintl.IsReadOnly, myCItrad.IsReadOnly);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "LCID", myCIintl.LCID, myCItrad.LCID);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "Name", myCIintl.Name, myCItrad.Name);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "NativeName", myCIintl.NativeName, myCItrad.NativeName);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "Parent", myCIintl.Parent, myCItrad.Parent);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "TextInfo", myCIintl.TextInfo, myCItrad.TextInfo);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "ThreeLetterISOLanguageName", myCIintl.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName, myCItrad.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName", myCIintl.ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName, myCItrad.ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName);
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "TwoLetterISOLanguageName", myCIintl.TwoLetterISOLanguageName, myCItrad.TwoLetterISOLanguageName);
        Console.WriteLine();

        // Compare two strings using myCIintl.
        Console.WriteLine("Comparing \"llegar\" and \"lugar\"");
        Console.WriteLine("   With myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare: {0}", myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare("llegar", "lugar"));
        Console.WriteLine("   With myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare: {0}", myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare("llegar", "lugar"));
    }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

PROPERTY                       INTERNATIONAL                                  TRADITIONAL
CompareInfo                    CompareInfo - es-ES                            CompareInfo - es-ES_tradnl
DisplayName                    Spanish (Spain)                                Spanish (Spain)
EnglishName                    Spanish (Spain, International Sort)            Spanish (Spain, Traditional Sort)
IsNeutralCulture               False                                          False
IsReadOnly                     False                                          False
LCID                           3082                                           1034
Name                           es-ES                                          es-ES
NativeName                     Español (España, alfabetización internacional) Español (España, alfabetización tradicional)
Parent                         es                                             es
TextInfo                       TextInfo - es-ES                               TextInfo - es-ES_tradnl
ThreeLetterISOLanguageName     spa                                            spa
ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName ESN                                            ESP
TwoLetterISOLanguageName       es                                             es

Comparing "llegar" and "lugar"
   With myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare: -1
   With myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare: 1

*/

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Globalization

Module Module1

    Public Sub Main()

        ' Creates and initializes the CultureInfo which uses the international sort.
        Dim myCIintl As New CultureInfo("es-ES", False)

        ' Creates and initializes the CultureInfo which uses the traditional sort.
        Dim myCItrad As New CultureInfo(&H40A, False)

        ' Displays the properties of each culture.
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "PROPERTY", "INTERNATIONAL", "TRADITIONAL")
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "CompareInfo", myCIintl.CompareInfo, myCItrad.CompareInfo)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "DisplayName", myCIintl.DisplayName, myCItrad.DisplayName)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "EnglishName", myCIintl.EnglishName, myCItrad.EnglishName)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "IsNeutralCulture", myCIintl.IsNeutralCulture, myCItrad.IsNeutralCulture)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "IsReadOnly", myCIintl.IsReadOnly, myCItrad.IsReadOnly)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "LCID", myCIintl.LCID, myCItrad.LCID)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "Name", myCIintl.Name, myCItrad.Name)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "NativeName", myCIintl.NativeName, myCItrad.NativeName)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "Parent", myCIintl.Parent, myCItrad.Parent)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "TextInfo", myCIintl.TextInfo, myCItrad.TextInfo)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "ThreeLetterISOLanguageName", myCIintl.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName, myCItrad.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName", myCIintl.ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName, myCItrad.ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-31}{1,-47}{2,-25}", "TwoLetterISOLanguageName", myCIintl.TwoLetterISOLanguageName, myCItrad.TwoLetterISOLanguageName)
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Compare two strings using myCIintl.
        Console.WriteLine("Comparing ""llegar"" and ""lugar""")
        Console.WriteLine("   With myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare: {0}", myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare("llegar", "lugar"))
        Console.WriteLine("   With myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare: {0}", myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare("llegar", "lugar"))

    End Sub



'This code produces the following output.
'
'PROPERTY                       INTERNATIONAL                                  TRADITIONAL              
'CompareInfo                    CompareInfo - es-ES                            CompareInfo - es-ES_tradnl
'DisplayName                    Spanish (Spain)                                Spanish (Spain)          
'EnglishName                    Spanish (Spain, International Sort)            Spanish (Spain, Traditional Sort)
'IsNeutralCulture               False                                          False                    
'IsReadOnly                     False                                          False                    
'LCID                           3082                                           1034                     
'Name                           es-ES                                          es-ES                    
'NativeName                     Español (España, alfabetización internacional) Español (España, alfabetización tradicional)
'Parent                         es                                             es                       
'TextInfo                       TextInfo - es-ES                               TextInfo - es-ES_tradnl  
'ThreeLetterISOLanguageName     spa                                            spa                      
'ThreeLetterWindowsLanguageName ESN                                            ESP                      
'TwoLetterISOLanguageName       es                                             es                       
'
'Comparing "llegar" and "lugar"
'   With myCIintl.CompareInfo.Compare: -1
'   With myCItrad.CompareInfo.Compare: 1

End Module

Remarks

In most cases, the culture identifier is mapped to the corresponding NLS locale identifier.

In versions of Windows prior to Windows 10, the locale identifier LOCALE_CUSTOM_UNSPECIFIED (0x1000, or 4096) is assigned to custom cultures created by the user. Starting with Windows 10, it is assigned to any culture that does not have a unique locale identifier and does not have complete system-provided data. As a result, code that iterates cultures and retrieves those with an LCID value of LOCALE_CUSTOM_UNSPECIFIED returns a larger subset of CultureInfo objects if run under Windows 10.

Note

LCIDs are being deprecated, and implementers are strongly encouraged to use newer versions of APIs that support BCP 47 locale names instead. Each LCID can be represented by a BCP 47 locale name, but the reverse is not true. The LCID range is restricted and unable to uniquely identify all the possible combinations of language and region.

Applies to

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