google-translate.js

/**
 * Google Translate Module
 * @author Rhythm Shahriar
 * @version 1.0
 */
//in body
//<script type="text/javascript" src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateInit"></script>

function googleTranslateInit() {
  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', includedLanguages: 'en,ru', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.FloatPosition.TOP_LEFT}, 'google_translate');
}

/**
 * This will fire the event on target element
 * @param element
 * @param event
 * @returns {boolean}
 */
function fireEvent(element,event){
  console.log("in Fire Event");
  if (document.createEventObject){
    // dispatch for IE
    //console.log("in IE FireEvent");
    var evt = document.createEventObject();
    return element.fireEvent('on'+event,evt)
  }
  else{
    // dispatch for firefox + others
    //console.log("In HTML5 dispatchEvent");
    var evt = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
    evt.initEvent(event, true, true ); // event type,bubbling,cancelable
    return !element.dispatchEvent(evt);
  }
}

/**
 * This will set the language and fire the event
 * @param lang
 * e.g onclick="changeLanguage('bn')"
 */
function changeLanguage(lang) {
  var jObj = $('.goog-te-combo');
  var db = jObj.get(0);
  jObj.val(lang);
  fireEvent(db, 'change');
}