GlobalizationPreferences GlobalizationPreferences GlobalizationPreferences GlobalizationPreferences Class

Definition

Namespace:
Windows.System.UserProfile Windows.System.UserProfile Windows.System.UserProfile Windows.System.UserProfile

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[Contains prerelease APIs.]
A static class for holding various user globalization preferences.

public : static class GlobalizationPreferencespublic static class GlobalizationPreferencesPublic Static Class GlobalizationPreferences// You can use this class in JavaScript.
Attributes
ContractVersionAttribute DualApiPartitionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute StaticAttribute StaticAttribute
Windows 10 requirements
Device family
Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v1)

Examples

// Obtain the user's home geographic region.
var globalizationPreferences = Windows.System.UserProfile.GlobalizationPreferences;
var region = globalizationPreferences.homeGeographicRegion;

// Obtain the user's home geographic region.
var region = Windows.System.UserProfile.GlobalizationPreferences.HomeGeographicRegion;

Properties

Calendars Calendars Calendars Calendars

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Gets the set of calendars that are preferred by the user, in order of preference.

public : static IVectorView<string> Calendars { get; }public static IReadOnlyList<string> Calendars { get; }Public Static ReadOnly Property Calendars As IReadOnlyList<string>// You can use this property in JavaScript.
Value
IVectorView<PlatForm::String> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string>

One or more calendar identifiers for the user's preferred calendars.

Clocks Clocks Clocks Clocks

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Gets the set of clocks that are preferred by the user, in order of preference.

public : static IVectorView<string> Clocks { get; }public static IReadOnlyList<string> Clocks { get; }Public Static ReadOnly Property Clocks As IReadOnlyList<string>// You can use this property in JavaScript.
Value
IVectorView<PlatForm::String> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string>

One or more clock identifiers for the user's preferred clocks.

Currencies Currencies Currencies Currencies

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Gets the set of currencies that are preferred by the user, in order of preference.

public : static IVectorView<string> Currencies { get; }public static IReadOnlyList<string> Currencies { get; }Public Static ReadOnly Property Currencies As IReadOnlyList<string>// You can use this property in JavaScript.
Value
IVectorView<PlatForm::String> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string>

One or more currency identifiers for the user's preferred currencies.

HomeGeographicRegion HomeGeographicRegion HomeGeographicRegion HomeGeographicRegion

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Gets the user's home geographic region.

public : static PlatForm::String HomeGeographicRegion { get; }public static string HomeGeographicRegion { get; }Public Static ReadOnly Property HomeGeographicRegion As string// You can use this property in JavaScript.
Value
PlatForm::String string string string

The GeographicRegion identifier that represents the user's home location.

Languages Languages Languages Languages

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Gets the set of languages that are preferred by the user, in order of preference.

public : static IVectorView<string> Languages { get; }public static IReadOnlyList<string> Languages { get; }Public Static ReadOnly Property Languages As IReadOnlyList<string>// You can use this property in JavaScript.
Value
IVectorView<PlatForm::String> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string> IReadOnlyList<string>

One or more language identifiers for the user's preferred languages.

See Also
OCR sample (Windows 10)

WeekStartsOn WeekStartsOn WeekStartsOn WeekStartsOn

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Gets the day of the week that is considered to be the first day of the week.

public : static DayOfWeek WeekStartsOn { get; }public static DayOfWeek WeekStartsOn { get; }Public Static ReadOnly Property WeekStartsOn As DayOfWeek// You can use this property in JavaScript.
Value
DayOfWeek DayOfWeek DayOfWeek DayOfWeek

The day of the week that the week starts on.

Methods

TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(String) TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(String) TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(String) TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(String)

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Prerelease. Attempts to set the user's home geographic region on an IoT device.

Note

This method is available only in Embedded mode.

public : static PlatForm::Boolean TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(PlatForm::String region)public static bool TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(String region)Public Static Function TrySetHomeGeographicRegion(region As String) As bool// You can use this method in JavaScript.
Parameters
region
PlatForm::String String String String

The GeographicRegion identifier that represents the user's home location.

Returns
PlatForm::Boolean bool bool bool

true if HomeGeographicRegion was set; otherwise, false.

Additional features and requirements
Device family
Windows 10 Insider Preview (introduced v10.0.16257.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v5)

Remarks

Your app must declare the systemManagement capability, which lets apps access basic system administration privileges including locale, timezone, shut down, and reboot.

The systemManagement capability must include the iot namespace when you declare it in your app's package manifest.

<Capabilities><iot:Capability Name="systemManagement"/></Capabilities>

TrySetLanguages(IIterable) TrySetLanguages(IIterable) TrySetLanguages(IIterable) TrySetLanguages(IIterable)

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Prerelease. Attempts to set the preferred languages on an IoT device.

Note

This method is available only in Embedded mode.

public : static PlatForm::Boolean TrySetLanguages(IIterable<PlatForm::String> languageTags)public static bool TrySetLanguages(IEnumerable<String> languageTags)Public Static Function TrySetLanguages(languageTags As IEnumerable<String>) As bool// You can use this method in JavaScript.
Parameters
languageTags
IIterable<PlatForm::String> IEnumerable<String> IEnumerable<String> IEnumerable<String>

One or more language identifiers for the user's preferred languages.

Returns
PlatForm::Boolean bool bool bool

true if Languages was set; otherwise, false.

Additional features and requirements
Device family
Windows 10 Insider Preview (introduced v10.0.16257.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v5)

Remarks

Your app must declare the systemManagement capability, which lets apps access basic system administration privileges including locale, timezone, shut down, and reboot.

The systemManagement capability must include the iot namespace when you declare it in your app's package manifest.

<Capabilities><iot:Capability Name="systemManagement"/></Capabilities>

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