OracleGlobalization Class

The OracleGlobalization class is used to obtain and set the Oracle globalization settings of the session, thread, and local computer (read-only).

Class Inheritance

System.Object

  Oracle.DataAccess.Client.OracleGlobalization

Declaration

public sealed class OracleGlobalization : ICloneable, IDisposable

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Remarks

An exception is thrown for invalid property values. All newly set property values are validated, except the TimeZone property.

Changing the OracleGlobalization object properties does not change the globalization settings of the session or the thread. Either the SetSessionInfo method of the OracleConnection object or the SetThreadInfo method of the OracleGlobalization object must be called to alter the session's and thread's globalization settings, respectively.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class OracleGlobalizationSample
{
  static void Main()
  {    
    // Get thread's globalization info
    OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();
    
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    // Set language on thread's globalization info
    glob.Language = "FRENCH";
    OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(glob);
    OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo(glob);
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = FRENCH"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    glob.Dispose();
  }
}

Requirements

Namespace: Oracle.DataAccess.Client

Assembly: Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Microsoft .NET Framework Version: 1.x or 2.0

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OracleGlobalization Members

OracleGlobalization members are listed in the following tables:

OracleGlobalization Static Methods

The OracleGlobalization static methods are listed in Table 9-1.

OracleGlobalization Properties

The OracleGlobalization properties are listed in Table 9-2.

OracleGlobalization Public Methods

OracleGlobalization public methods are listed in Table 9-6.

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OracleGlobalization Static Methods

The OracleGlobalization static methods are listed in Table 9-4.

GetClientInfo

GetClientInfo returns an OracleGlobalization object instance that represents the Oracle globalization settings of the local computer.

Overload List:

• GetClientInfo()

  This method returns an OracleGlobalization instance that represents the globalization settings of the local computer.

• GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization)

  This method refreshes the provided OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the local computer.

GetClientInfo()

This method returns an OracleGlobalization instance that represents the globalization settings of the local computer.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleGlobalization GetClientInfo();

Return Value

An OracleGlobalization instance.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class GetClientInfoSample
{
  static void Main()
  {
    // Get client's globalization info
    OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    glob.Dispose();
  }
}

GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization)

This method refreshes the provided OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the local computer.

Declaration

// C#
public static void GetClientInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

• oraGlob

  The OracleGlobalization object being updated.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class GetClientInfoSample
{
static void Main()
{    
    // Get client's globalization info
    OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo();
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
    
    // Get client's globalization info using overload
    OracleGlobalization.GetClientInfo(glob);
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    glob.Dispose();
}
}

GetThreadInfo

GetThreadInfo returns or refreshes an OracleGlobalization instance.

Overload List:

• GetThreadInfo()

  This method returns an OracleGlobalization object instance of the current thread.

• GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization)

  This method refreshes the OracleGlobalization object instance with the globalization settings of the current thread.

GetThreadInfo()

This method returns an OracleGlobalization instance of the current thread.

Declaration

// C#
public static OracleGlobalization GetThreadInfo();

Return Value

An OracleGlobalization instance.

Remarks

Initially, GetThreadInfo() returns an OracleGlobalization object that has the same property values as that returned by GetClientInfo(), unless the application changes it by invoking SetThreadInfo().

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class GetThreadInfoSample
{
  static void Main()
  {    
    // Get thread's globalization info
    OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    // Get thread's globalization info using overloaded
    OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo(glob);
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    glob.Dispose();
  }
}

GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization)

This method refreshes the OracleGlobalization object with the globalization settings of the current thread.

Declaration

// C#
public static void GetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

• oraGlob

  The OracleGlobalization object being updated.

Remarks

Initially GetThreadInfo() returns an OracleGlobalization object that has the same property values as that returned by GetClientInfo(), unless the application changes it by invoking SetThreadInfo().

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class GetThreadInfoSample
{
  static void Main()
  {    
    // Get thread's globalization info
    OracleGlobalization glob = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    // Get thread's globalization info using overloaded
    OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo(glob);
 
    // Prints "glob.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob.Language = " + glob.Language);
 
    glob.Dispose();
  }
}

SetThreadInfo

This method sets Oracle globalization parameters to the current thread.

Declaration

// C#
public static void SetThreadInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

• oraGlob

  An OracleGlobalization object.

Remarks

Any .NET string conversions to and from ODP.NET Types, as well as ODP.NET Type constructors, use the globalization property values where applicable. For example, when constructing an OracleDate structure from a .NET string, that string is expected to be in the format specified by the OracleGlobalization.DateFormat property of the thread.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class SetThreadInfoSample
{
  static void Main()
  {
    // Get thread's globalization info
    OracleGlobalization glob1 = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();
    
    // Prints "glob1.Language = AMERICAN"
    Console.WriteLine("glob1.Language = " + glob1.Language);
 
    // Set language on thread's globalization info
    glob1.Language = "FRENCH";
    OracleGlobalization.SetThreadInfo(glob1);
    OracleGlobalization glob2 = OracleGlobalization.GetThreadInfo();
 
    // Prints "glob2.Language = FRENCH"
    Console.WriteLine("glob2.Language = " + glob2.Language);   
 
    glob1.Dispose();
    glob2.Dispose();
  }
}

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OracleGlobalization Properties

The OracleGlobalization properties are listed in Table 9-5.

Calendar

This property specifies the calendar system.

Declaration

// C#
public string Calendar {get; set;}

Property Value

A string representing the Calendar.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_CALENDAR setting of the local computer. This value is the same regardless of whether or not the OracleGlobalization object represents the settings of the client, thread, or session.

ClientCharacterSet

This property specifies a client character set.

Declaration

// C#
public string ClientCharacterSet {get;}

Property Value

A string that the provides the name of the character set of the local computer.

Remarks

The default value is the character set of the local computer.

Comparison

This property represents a method of comparison for WHERE clauses and comparison in PL/SQL blocks.

Declaration

// C#
public string Comparison {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that provides the name of the method of comparison.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_COMP setting of the local computer.

Currency

This property specifies the string to use as a local currency symbol for the L number format element.

Declaration

// C#
public string Currency {get; set;}

Property Value

The string to use as a local currency symbol for the L number format element.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_CURRENCY setting of the local computer.

DateFormat

This property specifies the date format for Oracle Date type as a string.

Declaration

// C#
public string DateFormat {get; set;}

Property Value

The date format for Oracle Date type as a string

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_DATE_FORMAT setting of the local computer.

DateLanguage

This property specifies the language used to spell names of days and months, and date abbreviations (for example: a.m., p.m., AD, BC).

Declaration

// C#
public string DateLanguage {get; set;}

Property Value

A string specifying the language.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE setting of the local computer.

DualCurrency

This property specifies the dual currency symbol, such as Euro, for the U number format element.

Declaration

// C#
public string DualCurrency {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that provides the dual currency symbol.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY setting of the local computer.

ISOCurrency

This property specifies the string to use as an international currency symbol for the C number format element.

Declaration

// C#
public string ISOCurrency {get; set;}

Property Value

The string used as an international currency symbol.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_ISO_CURRENCY setting of the local computer.

Language

This property specifies the default language of the database.

Declaration

// C#
public string Language {get; set;}

Property Value

The default language of the database.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_LANGUAGE setting of the local computer.

Language is used for messages, day and month names, and sorting algorithms. It also determines NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE and NLS_SORT parameter values.

LengthSemantics

This property indicates whether or not CHAR and VARCHAR2 columns use byte or character (default) length semantics.

Declaration

// C#
public string LengthSemantics {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that indicates either byte or character length semantics.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS setting of the local computer.

NCharConversionException

This property determines whether or not data loss during an implicit or explicit character type conversion reports an error.

Declaration

// C#
public bool NCharConversionException {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that indicates whether or not a character type conversion causes an error message.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value of NLS_NCHAR_CONV_EXCP is False, unless it is overridden by a setting in the INIT.ORA file.

NumericCharacters

This property specifies the characters used for the decimal character and the group separator character for numeric values in strings.

Declaration

// C#
public string NumericCharacters {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that represents the characters used.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS setting of the local computer.

Sort

This property specifies the collating sequence for ORDER by clause.

Declaration

// C#
public string Sort {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that indicates the collating sequence.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_SORT setting of the local computer.

Territory

This property specifies the name of the territory.

Declaration

// C#
public string Territory {get; set;}

Property Value

A string that provides the name of the territory.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_TERRITORY setting of the local computer.

Changing this property changes other globalization properties.

TimeStampFormat

This property specifies the string format for TimeStamp types.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeStampFormat {get; set;}

Property Value

The string format for TimeStamp types.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT setting of the local computer.

TimeStampTZFormat

This property specifies the string format for TimeStampTZ types.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeStampTZFormat {get; set;}

Property Value

The string format for TimeStampTZ types.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT setting of the local computer.

TimeZone

This property specifies the time zone region name or hour offset.

Declaration

// C#
public string TimeZone {get; set;}

Property Value

The string represents the time zone region name or the time zone offset.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

Remarks

The default value is the time zone region name of the local computer

TimeZone is only used when the thread constructs one of the TimeStamp structures. TimeZone has no effect on the session.

TimeZone can be either an hour offset, for example, 7:00, or a valid time zone region name that is provided in V$TIMEZONE_NAMES, such as US/Pacific. Time zone abbreviations are not supported.

This property returns an empty string if the OracleGlobalization object is obtained using GetSessionInfo() or GetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization). Initially, by default, the time zone of the session is identical to the time zone of the thread. Therefore, given that the session time zone is not changed by invoking ALTER SESSION calls, the session time zone can be fetched from the client's globalization settings.

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OracleGlobalization Public Methods

OracleGlobalization public methods are listed in Table 9-6.

Clone

This method creates a copy of an OracleGlobalization object.

Declaration

// C#
public object Clone();

Return Value

An OracleGlobalization object.

Implements

ICloneable

Remarks

The cloned object has the same property values as that of the object being cloned.