code: public void setDefaultLocale(String locale) {
  
          try {
              m_defaultLocale = CmsLocaleManager.getLocale(locale);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              if (CmsLog.INIT.isWarnEnabled()) {
                  CmsLog.INIT.warn(Messages.get().getBundle().key(Messages.INIT_NONCRIT_ERROR_0), e);
              }
          }
          if (CmsLog.INIT.isInfoEnabled()) {
              CmsLog.INIT.info(Messages.get().getBundle().key(Messages.INIT_DEFAULT_LOCALE_1, m_defaultLocale));
          }
      }
docs: Sets the Workplace default locale.<p>
  
  @param locale the locale to set