Multiple Locales
The purpose of resource files is to support multiple locales. The official way of specifying locales is via cultures, as specified in RFC 1766, ISO 639, and ISO 6133. Cultures are denoted with four-character designations. The first two characters specify the language in lowercase, and the second two specify the country or region in uppercase. Table 29.2 contains some examples of culture designations. The total list is much too large to be included here. You can check out the RFC and ISOs listed previously for further information.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| de_CH | Swiss German |
| En | English |
| en_US | United States English |
| en_GB | British English |
| It | Italian |
| Ja | Japanese |
A separate resource file must be created for each locale. ...
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