How do I change the browser language with Javascript

Question

I want to access the user browser settings and change the browser language, is this possible using Javascript?

If it's possible, how can I access this? (sample code please)

Answer 1

You can detect, but cannot set.

var lang = navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage;

// navigator.language     : Netscape & Firefox
// navigator.userLanguage : Internet Explorer

If you want to output different languages, the best way is to do it server-side. Either:

• use an AJAX call to dynamically load the appropriate page
• use a session variable to load the initial page correctly