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

# locale

Specifies the locale to format names.

## Declaration

```swift
var locale: Locale! { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Defaults to autoupdatingCurrentLocale. Also resets to autoupdatingCurrentLocale on assignment of nil.