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package flex.messaging.util;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* @exclude
*/
public class LocaleUtils
{
/**
* Builds a <code>Locale</code> instance from the passed string. If the string is <code>null</code> this method will return the default locale for the JVM.
*
* @param locale
* The locale as a string.
* @return The Locale instance built from the passed string.
*/
public static Locale buildLocale(String locale)
{
if (locale == null)
{
return Locale.getDefault();
}
else
{
int index = locale.indexOf('_');
if (index == -1)
{
return new Locale(locale);
}
String language = locale.substring(0, index);
String rest = locale.substring(index + 1);
index = rest.indexOf('_');
if (index == -1)
{
return new Locale(language, rest);
}
String country = rest.substring(0, index);
rest = rest.substring(index + 1);
return new Locale(language, country, rest);
}
}
}