Language names provided in Portal not same when I retrieve ISO Languages

[Former Member]

I retrieved the list of languages in ISO using Locale.getISOLanguages(),but I do not see many sap provided languages in this list.

For example we donT have English(American) OR aRABIC(EGYPTIAN) etc.

Please let me know how I can find such languages or atleast how do I find the ISO Codes for these languages.

[detlev_beutner · Accepted solution]

Hi Harish,

> we donT have English(American) OR aRABIC(EGYPTIAN)

These are complete locales, that is the first for example "en_US". The UME differentiates among the language - in fact a locale - and the resident's country, a sinmple country object. See https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/javadocs/nw04/sp12/user management engine - version 4.0/com/sap/security/api/iuser.html#getlocale() for details.

> how do I find the ISO Codes for these languages

With the above having said, these "languages" in fact are locales, so for this "language/country" combination, used as language identifier, there don't exist any ISO Codes. Also see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html and the link to ISO639 for further information.

Hope it helps

Detlev

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