I just want to generate a code that will detect the current language of my websit in joomla + php
See getLanguage in JFactory:
$lang = JFactory::getLanguage(); echo 'Current language is: ' . $lang->getName();
Once you have the language, you can also retrieve the locale/language code (e.g. en-US
). Joomla! languages can have multiple locales, so you'll get an array.
$lang = JFactory::getLanguage(); foreach($lang->getLocale() as $locale) { echo 'This language supports the locale: ' . $locale; }
If for some reason, you are only interested in the first locale, you can simply grab the first element. You will probably need an array, like this:
$lang = JFactory::getLanguage(); $locales = $lang->getLocale(); echo 'This language\'s first locale is: ' . $locales[0];
If you just want to get the selected language tag (e.g. pt-PT) you can use getTag()
$lang = JFactory::getLanguage(); echo 'Current language is: ' . $lang->getTag();
In Joomla 3.4+, the answer by @MvanGeest still works. Here's a list of useful functions that exist on the language object:
Get a handle on the current language through an object of type JLanguage
$currentLanguage = JFactory::getLanguage();
Get the current language name:
$currentLanguageName = $currentLanguage->get('name'); //OR $currentLanguageName = $currentLanguage->getName();
Check if RTL (which is the case of the Arabic language and some other languages)
$isRTL = $currentLanguage->get('rtl'); //OR $isRTL = $currentLanguage->isRtl();
Get the current language tag:
$currentTag = $currentLanguage->get('tag'); //OR $currentTag = $currentLanguage->getTag();
Get a list of all the known languages:
$arrLanguages = $currentLanguage->getKnownLanguages();
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