Sets or returns the current locale string. For more information, see "[Globalization](http://lithify.me/docs/manual/07_globalization)" in the manual.

Parameters

  • string $locale An optional locale string like `'en'`, `'en_US'` or `'de_DE'`. If specified, will overwrite the existing locale.

Returns

Returns the currently set locale string.

Source

						public function locale($locale = null) {
		if ($locale) {
			$this->_locale = $locale;
		}
		return $this->_locale;
	}