---
title: locale
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/locale
---

# locale

The locale to use when formatting the relative date.

## Declaration

```swift
var locale: Locale
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value is autoupdatingCurrent. If you set this property to nil, the format style resets to using autoupdatingCurrent.

## See Also

### Modifying a Relative Date Format Style

- [presentation](foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/presentation-swift.property.md)
- [unitsStyle](foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/unitsstyle-swift.property.md)
- [calendar](foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/calendar.md)
- [capitalizationContext](foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/capitalizationcontext.md)
- [locale(_:)](foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/locale(_:).md)