1 /* 2 * Copyright 2002-2005 the original author or authors. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 package org.springframework.context.i18n; 18 19 import java.util.Locale; 20 21 /** 22 * Strategy interface for determining the current Locale. 23 * 24 * <p>A LocaleContext instance can be associated with a thread 25 * via the LocaleContextHolder class. 26 * 27 * @author Juergen Hoeller 28 * @since 1.2 29 * @see LocaleContextHolder 30 * @see java.util.Locale 31 */ 32 public interface LocaleContext { 33 34 /** 35 * Return the current Locale, which can be fixed or determined dynamically, 36 * depending on the implementation strategy. 37 */ 38 Locale getLocale(); 39 40 } 41