Languages::getLanguage() method

Get the current language or optionally a specific named language

  • This method is not entirely necessary but is here to accompany the setLanguage() method for syntax convenience.
  • If you specify a $name argument, this method works the same as the $languages->get($name) method.
  • If you call with no arguments, it returns the current user language, same as $user->language, but using this method may be preferable in some contexts, depending on how your IDE understands API calls.

Available since version 3.0.127.

Usage

// basic usage
$language = $languages->getLanguage();

// usage with all arguments
$language = $languages->getLanguage($name = '');

Arguments

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

Specify language name (or ID) to get a specific language, or omit to get current language

Return value

Language null


Languages methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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