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globalization.getPreferredLanguage

Get the string identifier for the client's current language.

navigator.globalization.getPreferredLanguage(successCallback, errorCallback);

Description

Returns the language identifier string to the successCallback with a properties object as a parameter. That object should have a value property with a String value.

If there is an error getting the language, then the errorCallback executes with a [GlobalizationError](GlobalizationError/globalizationerror.html) object as a parameter. The error's expected code is [GlobalizationError](GlobalizationError/globalizationerror.html).UNKNOWN\_ERROR.

Supported Platforms

Amazon Fire OS
Android
BlackBerry WebWorks 5.0+
iOS
Windows Phone 8

Quick Example

When the browser is set to the en\_US locale, this should display a popup dialog with the text language: English:

navigator.globalization.getPreferredLanguage(
    function (language) {alert('language: ' + language.value + '\n');},
    function () {alert('Error getting language\n');}
);

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>getPreferredLanguage Example</title>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    function checkLanguage() {
      navigator.globalization.getPreferredLanguage(
        function (language) {alert('language: ' + language.value + '\n');},
        function () {alert('Error getting language\n');}
      );
    }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <button onclick="checkLanguage()">Click for language</button>
  </body>
</html>

Windows Phone 8 Quirks

Returns the ISO 639-1 two-letter code for the current language.