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NAME Get-UICulture
SYNOPSIS
Gets the current UI culture settings in the operating system.
SYNTAX
Get-UICulture [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-UICulture cmdlet gets information about the current user interface (UI) culture settings for Windows. The UI culture determines which text
strings are used for user interface elements, such as menus and messages.
You can also use the Get-Culture cmdlet, which gets the current culture on the system. The culture determines the display format of items such as
numbers, currency, and dates.
PARAMETERS
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
None
You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.
OUTPUTS
System.Globalization.CultureInfo, Microsoft.PowerShell.VistaCultureInfo
Get-UICulture returns an object that represents the current UI culture. In Windows PowerShell 3.0, it returns a CultureInfo object. In Windows
PowerShell 2.0, it returns a VistaCultureInfo object.
NOTES
* You can also use the $PsCulture and $PsUICulture variables. The $PsCulture variable stores the name of the current culture, and the
$PsUICulture variable stores the name of the current UI culture.
*
Example 1: Get the UI culture
PS C:\\>Get-UICulture
This command gets the current UI culture information.
Example 2: Get the UI culture and format the results
PS C:\\>Get-UICulture | Format-List *
This command displays the values of all of the properties of the current UI culture in a list.
Example 3: Get the value of the Calendar property
PS C:\\>(Get-UICulture).Calendar
This command displays the current values for the Calendar property of the current UI culture. Calendar is just one property of UI culture. To see
all of the properties, type `Get-UICulture | Get-Member`.
Example 4: Get the short date pattern
PS C:\\>(Get-UICulture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern
This command displays the short date pattern for the current UI culture. To see all of the subproperties of the DateTimeFormat property of the UI
culture, type `(Get-UICulture).DateTimeFormat | gm`.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821806
SYNOPSIS
Gets the current UI culture settings in the operating system.
SYNTAX
Get-UICulture [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-UICulture cmdlet gets information about the current user interface (UI) culture settings for Windows. The UI culture determines which text
strings are used for user interface elements, such as menus and messages.
You can also use the Get-Culture cmdlet, which gets the current culture on the system. The culture determines the display format of items such as
numbers, currency, and dates.
PARAMETERS
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
None
You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.
OUTPUTS
System.Globalization.CultureInfo, Microsoft.PowerShell.VistaCultureInfo
Get-UICulture returns an object that represents the current UI culture. In Windows PowerShell 3.0, it returns a CultureInfo object. In Windows
PowerShell 2.0, it returns a VistaCultureInfo object.
NOTES
* You can also use the $PsCulture and $PsUICulture variables. The $PsCulture variable stores the name of the current culture, and the
$PsUICulture variable stores the name of the current UI culture.
*
Example 1: Get the UI culture
PS C:\\>Get-UICulture
This command gets the current UI culture information.
Example 2: Get the UI culture and format the results
PS C:\\>Get-UICulture | Format-List *
This command displays the values of all of the properties of the current UI culture in a list.
Example 3: Get the value of the Calendar property
PS C:\\>(Get-UICulture).Calendar
This command displays the current values for the Calendar property of the current UI culture. Calendar is just one property of UI culture. To see
all of the properties, type `Get-UICulture | Get-Member`.
Example 4: Get the short date pattern
PS C:\\>(Get-UICulture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern
This command displays the short date pattern for the current UI culture. To see all of the subproperties of the DateTimeFormat property of the UI
culture, type `(Get-UICulture).DateTimeFormat | gm`.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821806