The following sections provide locale information for the
Spanish (Costa Rica) locale. This information includes default currency
and mathematical characters, presentation settings, and input and
output formats for dates.
Default Symbols
Table 1. The
basic default symbols used for currency and mathematical expressions
in this locale
| Symbol Description |
Symbol |
| decimalseparator |
, |
| groupingseparator |
. |
| Currency |
₡ |
| Percent |
% |
| Zero Digit |
0 |
| Minus Sign |
- |
| Plus Sign |
+ |
| Exponential |
E |
| Infinity |
∞ |
Default Presentation Settings
Table 2. Default values for the presentation settings
| Setting |
Default |
| negativeindicator (prefix) |
- |
| negativeindicator (suffix) |
|
Formats for Date Outputs
Table 3. Output format that is used for date related data types in each
presentation
| Data Type |
Style |
Output Format |
Example |
| date |
numeric |
yyyyMMdd |
20030613 |
| |
short |
dd/MM/yy |
13/06/03 |
| |
medium |
dd/MM/yyyy |
13/06/2003 |
| |
long |
d 'de' MMMM 'de' yyyy |
13 de junio de 2003 |
| |
full |
EEEE d 'de' MMMM 'de' yyyy |
viernes 13 de junio de 2003 |
| day_of_month |
numeric |
d |
13 |
| |
short |
d |
13 |
| |
medium |
d |
13 |
| |
long |
d |
13 |
| |
full |
d |
13 |
| day_of_week |
numeric |
e |
5 |
| |
short |
e |
5 |
| |
medium |
EEE |
vie |
| |
long |
EEEE |
viernes |
| |
full |
EEEE |
viernes |
| datetime |
numeric |
yyyyMMdd H.mm |
20030613 18.52 |
| |
short |
dd/MM/yy HH:mm |
13/06/03 18:52 |
| |
medium |
dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss |
13/06/2003 18:52:35 |
| month |
numeric |
M |
6 |
| |
short |
M |
6 |
| |
medium |
MMM |
jun |
| |
long |
MMMM |
junio |
| |
full |
MMMM |
junio |
| time |
numeric |
H.mm |
18.52 |
| |
short |
HH:mm |
18:52 |
| |
medium |
HH:mm:ss |
18:52:35 |
| year |
numeric |
yyyy |
2003 |
| |
short |
yy |
03 |
| |
medium |
yyyy |
2003 |
| |
long |
yyyy |
2003 |
| |
full |
yyyy G |
2003 d.C. |
Formats for Date Inputs
Table 4. Applicable date input formats for this locale
| Data Type |
Input Format |
Example |
| date |
dd/MM/yy |
13/06/03 |
| |
dd/MM/yyyy |
13/06/2003 |
| |
d 'de' MMMM 'de' yyyy |
13 de junio de 2003 |
| |
EEEE d 'de' MMMM 'de' yyyy |
viernes 13 de junio de 2003 |
| |
yyyyMMdd |
20030613 |
| day_of_month |
d |
13 |
| |
dd |
13 |
| day_of_week |
e |
5 |
| |
ee |
05 |
| |
EEE |
vie |
| |
EEEE |
viernes |
| datetime |
dd/MM/yy HH:mm |
13/06/03 18:52 |
| |
dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss |
13/06/2003 18:52:35 |
| month |
M |
6 |
| |
MM |
06 |
| |
MMM |
jun |
| |
MMMM |
junio |
| time |
HH:mm |
18:52 |
| |
HH:mm:ss |
18:52:35 |
| year |
yy |
03 |
| |
'yy |
yy |
| |
yyyy |
2003 |
| |
yyyy G |
2003 d.C. |