# C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetLocaleName

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetLocaleName_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetLocaleName*">GetLocaleName Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetLocaleName_System_Int32_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetLocaleName(System.Int32)">GetLocaleName(int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the locale name of the text at the specified position.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string GetLocaleName(int currentPosition)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetLocaleName(currentPosition As Integer) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">currentPosition</span></td>
      <td><p>The position of the text to inspect.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>the locale name of the text at the specified position.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetLocaleName_System_Int32_C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextRange__" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetLocaleName(System.Int32,C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange@)">GetLocaleName(int, out TextRange)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the locale name of the text at the specified position.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string GetLocaleName(int currentPosition, out TextRange textRange)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetLocaleName(currentPosition As Integer, ByRef textRange As TextRange) As String</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">currentPosition</span></td>
      <td><p>The position of the text to inspect.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange.html">TextRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">textRange</span></td>
      <td><p>The range of text that has the same  formatting as the text at the position specified by currentPosition.  This means the run has the exact  formatting as the position specified, including but not limited to the locale name.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>the locale name of the text at the specified position.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout_GetLocaleName_System_Int32_System_IntPtr_System_Int32_C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextRange__" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.GetLocaleName(System.Int32,System.IntPtr,System.Int32,C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange@)">GetLocaleName(int, nint, int, out TextRange)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>HRESULT IDWriteTextLayout::GetLocaleName([In] unsigned int currentPosition,[Out, Buffer] wchar_t* localeName,[In] unsigned int nameSize,[Out, Optional] DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE* textRange)</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void GetLocaleName(int currentPosition, nint localeName, int nameSize, out TextRange textRange)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub GetLocaleName(currentPosition As Integer, localeName As IntPtr, nameSize As Integer, ByRef textRange As TextRange)</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">currentPosition</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">localeName</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">nameSize</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange.html">TextRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">textRange</span></td>
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