Intl.Locale.prototype.minimize()

The Intl.Locale.prototype.minimize() method attempts to remove information about the locale that would be added by calling Locale.maximize(). 

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Syntax

locale.minimize()

Return value

A Locale instance whose baseName property returns the result of the Remove Likely Subtags algorithm executed against locale.baseName. 

Description

This method carries out the reverse of language identifier: language, script, and region subtags. Other subtags after the "-u" in the locale indentifier are called extension subtags and are not affected by the minimize() method. Examples of these subtags include Locale.hourCycle, Locale.calendar, and Locale.numeric.

Examples

let myLocale = new Intl.Locale("fr-Latn-FR", {hourCycle: "h24", calendar: "gregory"});
console.log(myLocale.baseName); // Prints "fr-Latn-FR"
console.log(myLocale.toString()); // Prints "fr-Latn-FR-u-ca-gregory-hc-h24"
let myLocMinimized = myLocale.minimize();
console.log(myLocMinimized.baseName); // Prints "fr", since French is only written in the Latin script and is most likely to be spoken in France.
console.log(myLocMinimized.toString()); // Prints "fr-u-ca-gregory-hc-h24". Notice that the extension tags (after "-u") remain unchanged.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Intl.Locale
• Intl.Locale.baseName