How to read 'List separator' from OS in Java?

Question

I am writing a CSV exporter in Java that should respect the user\'s custom settings, especially the \"List separator\" to use as a delimiter.

In Windows, one can set

Answer 1

For windows it's stored in the registry at:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\International"

so you can use something like this

private void setDelimiterProperties(String delimiter) {
    Properties p = new Properties();
    String key = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\International\\sList";
    p.setProperty(key, delimiter);
}