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Created February 15, 2013 02:11
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Name : getBrowserLanguage() - Language : Javascript - type : function - Platform : generic - tag : browser, lang
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getBrowserLanguage.js
// get browser language in this format US, FR, ...
var getBrowserLanguage = function (){
"use strict";
// navigator.userLanguage for IE, navigator.language for others
var lang = navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage;
lang = lang.split('-');
return lang[1];
}; // END FUNC
// example
console.log(getBrowserLanguage());
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navigator.language is supported by all browsers now.
navigator.language // output string ie: en-GB

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