Which two code blocks correctly initialize a Locale variable?

Question

Options

• ALocale loc1 = "UK";
• BLocale loc2 = Locale.getInstance("ru");
• CLocale loc3 = Locale.getLocaleFactory("RU");
• DLocale loc4 = Locale.UK;
• ELocale loc5 = new Locale ("ru", "RU");

• A
  9% (4)
• B
  14% (6)
• C
  5% (2)
• D
  73% (32)

Explanation

D is correct because Locale.UK is one of several predefined static constants on the Locale class (others include Locale.US, Locale.FRANCE, etc.), making it a direct, type-safe assignment. E is correct because new Locale("ru", "RU") uses the valid two-argument constructor that accepts a lowercase language code followed by an uppercase country code.

Why the distractors fail:

• A - Locale is not a String; you cannot assign a string literal to a Locale variable (compile error).
• B - Locale.getInstance() does not exist; getInstance is not a method on the Locale class.
• C - Locale.getLocaleFactory() is completely fabricated; no such method exists in the Java API.

Memory tip: Think of two valid patterns - constant (predefined field like Locale.UK) and constructor (new Locale("language", "COUNTRY")). Any method name on Locale you don't recognize (like getInstance or getLocaleFactory) is almost certainly a distractor, since the real factory-style alternative is Locale.forLanguageTag("ru-RU") - which none of the options above used correctly.

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