languages() function

Access all installed languages in multi-language environment ($languages API variable as a function)

Returns the $languages API variable, or a Language object if given a language name or ID.

Example

$languages = languages(); // Languages if active, null if not
$en = languages()->getDefault(); // Get default language
$de = languages()->get('de'); // Get another language
$de = languages('de'); // Get another language (shorcut syntax)

Usage

// basic usage
$languages = languages();

// usage with all arguments
$languages = languages($name = '');

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
name (optional)string, int

Optional Language name or ID for language to retrieve

Return value

Languages Language NullPage null

See Also


Functions methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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