Here is an outline of a solution (for dates and datetimes). Other data types I leave as an exercise for the reader
You'll need a VF Component Controller
public with sharing class UserLocale {
public Object valueToDisplayInLocale {get; set;}
public String localePattern {
get {
if (this.valueToDisplayInLocale instanceof Date)
return Util.getLocaleToDateTimeFmtMap().get(UserInfo.getLocale()).substringBefore(' ');
else
if (this.valueToDisplayInLocale instanceof DateTime)
return Util.getLocaleToDateTimeFmtMap().get(UserInfo.getLocale());
return null;
}
}
public Boolean getIsDate() {return this.valueToDisplayInLocale instanceof Date ? true : false;}
public Boolean getIsDateTime() {return this.valueToDisplayInLocale instanceof DateTime ? true : false;}
}
You'll need a VF custom component
<apex:component controller="UserLocale">
<apex:attribute name="value" type="Object" description="value to format in userLocale" assignto="{!valueToDisplayInLocale}" required="true"/>
<apex:outputText value="My date value: {0, date, {!localePattern}}"
rendered="{!isDate || isDateTime}">
<apex:param value="{!value}" />
</apex:outputText>
</apex:component>
You'll need this Utility Method
// -------------------------------------------------------
// getLocaleToDateTimeFmtMap : Returns a map of user locale | datetime format for that locale (http://www.interactiveties.com/b_locale_datetime.php)
// -------------------------------------------------------
public static Map<String,String> getLocaleToDateTimeFmtMap () {
if (localeToDateTimeFmtMap == null)
localeToDateTimeFmtMap = new Map<String,String> {
'ar' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'ar_AE' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'ar_BH' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'ar_JO' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'ar_KW' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'ar_LB' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'ar_SA' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'bg_BG' => 'yyyy-M-d H:mm',
'ca' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'ca_ES' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'ca_ES_EURO' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'cs' => 'd.M.yyyy H:mm',
'cs_CZ' => 'd.M.yyyy H:mm',
'da' => 'dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm',
'da_DK' => 'dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm',
'de' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_AT' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_AT_EURO' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_CH' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_DE' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_DE_EURO' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_LU' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'de_LU_EURO' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'el_GR' => 'd/M/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_AU' => 'd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'en_B' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_BM' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_CA' => 'dd/MM/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_GB' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'en_GH' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_ID' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_IE' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'en_IE_EURO' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'en_NZ' => 'd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'en_SG' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_US' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'en_ZA' => 'yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm a',
'es' => 'd/MM/yyyy H:mm',
'es_AR' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'es_BO' => 'dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_CL' => 'dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_CO' => 'd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_CR' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_EC' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_ES' => 'd/MM/yyyy H:mm',
'es_ES_EURO' => 'd/MM/yyyy H:mm',
'es_GT' => 'd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_HN' => 'MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_MX' => 'd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_PE' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_PR' => 'MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_PY' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_SV' => 'MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_UY' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'es_VE' => 'dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm a',
'et_EE' => 'd.MM.yyyy H:mm',
'fi' => 'd.M.yyyy H:mm',
'fi_FI' => 'd.M.yyyy H:mm',
'fi_FI_EURO' => 'd.M.yyyy H:mm',
'fr' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'fr_BE' => 'd/MM/yyyy H:mm',
'fr_CA' => 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm',
'fr_CH' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'fr_FR' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'fr_FR_EURO' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'fr_LU' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'fr_MC' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'hr_HR' => 'yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm',
'hu' => 'yyyy.MM.dd. H:mm',
'hy_AM' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'is_IS' => 'd.M.yyyy HH:mm',
'it' => 'dd/MM/yyyy H.mm',
'it_CH' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'it_IT' => 'dd/MM/yyyy H.mm',
'iw' => 'HH:mm dd/MM/yyyy',
'iw_IL' => 'HH:mm dd/MM/yyyy',
'ja' => 'yyyy/MM/dd H:mm',
'ja_JP' => 'yyyy/MM/dd H:mm',
'kk_KZ' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'km_KH' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'ko' => 'yyyy. M. d a h:mm',
'ko_KR' => 'yyyy. M. d a h:mm',
'lt_LT' => 'yyyy.M.d HH.mm',
'lv_LV' => 'yyyy.d.M HH:mm',
'ms_MY' => 'dd/MM/yyyy h:mm a',
'nl' => 'd-M-yyyy H:mm',
'nl_BE' => 'd/MM/yyyy H:mm',
'nl_NL' => 'd-M-yyyy H:mm',
'nl_SR' => 'd-M-yyyy H:mm',
'no' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'no_NO' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'pl' => 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm',
'pt' => 'dd-MM-yyyy H:mm',
'pt_AO' => 'dd-MM-yyyy H:mm',
'pt_BR' => 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm',
'pt_PT' => 'dd-MM-yyyy H:mm',
'ro_RO' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'ru' => 'dd.MM.yyyy H:mm',
'sk_SK' => 'd.M.yyyy H:mm',
'sl_SI' => 'd.M.y H:mm',
'sv' => 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm',
'sv_SE' => 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm',
'th' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'th_TH' => 'd/M/yyyy, H:mm ?.',
'tr' => 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm',
'ur_PK' => 'M/d/yyyy h:mm a',
'vi_VN' => 'HH:mm dd/MM/yyyy',
'zh' => 'yyyy-M-d ah:mm',
'zh_CN' => 'yyyy-M-d ah:mm',
'zh_HK' => 'yyyy-M-d ah:mm',
'zh_TW' => 'yyyy/M/d a h:mm'
};
return localeToDateTimeFmtMap;
}
Sample VF page
<apex:page standardController="Account">
<c:userLocale value="{!Account.CreatedDate}"/>
</apex:page>
Results (locale of running user = English UK)
My date value: 24/01/2016 23:44
Results (locale of running user = English US)
My date value: 1/24/2016 11:44 PM
Before you ask "Do you have the number formats already coded up?" The answer is no; I had only done dates before on some project as the orgs I worked on used a consistent US currency formatting across all locales. Others may have done the necessary work for the number formats
