# Globalization ## Imported Modules ``` import Intl from '@ohos.intl'; ``` ## Permissions None. ## Class ## Locale Provides APIs for obtaining locale information. ### Attributes

Name	Type	Readable	Writable	Description
language	string	Yes	No	Indicates the language of the locale.
script	string	Yes	No	Indicates the script of the locale.
region	string	Yes	No	Indicates the region of the locale.
baseName	string	Yes	No	Indicates the basic locale information, which is returned as a substring of a complete locale string.

### Locale A constructor used to create a **Locale** object. **Parameters**

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
locale	string	Yes	Indicates a character string containing the locale information, including the language and optionally the script and region.

**Example** ``` var enLatnGB = new Intl.Locale("en-Latn-GB"); var enGB = new Intl.Locale("en-GB"); var en = new Intl.Locale("en"); ``` ## DateTimeFormat Provides the API for formatting date strings. ### DateTimeFormat A constructor used to create a **DateTimeFormat** object. **Parameters**

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
locale	string	Yes	Indicates a character string containing the locale information, including the language and optionally the script and region, for the DateTimeFormat object.

**Example** ``` var dateFmt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-Latn-GB"); ``` ### format Obtains the formatted date strings. **Parameters**

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
date	Date	Yes	Indicates the Date object to be formatted.

**Return Values**

Type	Description
string	Indicates a date string formatted based on the specified locale.

**Example** ``` var date = new Date(1995, 11, 25, 3, 14, 0); var datefmt = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-Latn-GB"); var result = datefmt.format(date); // The formatted date string is Dec 25, 1995. ```