Hi
I need to detect OS language using javascript so I can view my page depending on the language.
I know that we can detect the browser language but that is not enough for me.
I need Operation System language
Thanks in advance
A:
You can use the user agent. However, it can be spoofed easily, it is not guaranteed to contain language information, and navigator.language and navigator.browserLanguage will probably be more reliable.
Matthew Flaschen
2010-10-08 21:41:24
He's talking about the locale, I think.
Pointy
2010-10-08 21:42:35
`navigator.language` or `navigator.browserLanguage`, it's never been standardized: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Navigator.language, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533542(v=VS.85).aspx IE also provides `systemLanguage` and `userLanguage`
T.J. Crowder
2010-10-08 21:46:01
+3
A:
There is no cross-browser way to do this. Internet Explorer supports the following:
navigator.browserLanguage: browser languagenavigator.systemLanguage: Windows system languagenavigator.userLanguage: Windows user-specific language
But there is no way to access these settings from any other browsers (that I can tell) so don't use them: stick to the standard navigator.language (corresponding to the browser language) if you want to maintain cross-browser functionality. If you do use them you will tie your web site to a specific family of operating systems (i.e. Windows) and a specific browser (i.e. Internet Explorer). Do you really want to do this?
Why is the browser language insufficient for your application?
Richard Cook
2010-10-08 21:44:12
I am looking for navigator.systemLanguage , can I use it with firefox or just IE??
SzamDev
2010-10-08 21:45:43
No, IE only I'm afraid. However, this stuff is complicated. However, I think you should think long and hard about why the browser's language is not sufficient.
Richard Cook
2010-10-08 21:46:43
@SzamDev: Firefox provides `navigator.language`, which is much the same thing, see Matthew's answer.
T.J. Crowder
2010-10-08 21:47:58
@T.J. `navigator.language` is equivalent to `navigator.browserLanguage`.
Matthew Flaschen
2010-10-08 21:50:05
about your question, Why is the browser language insufficient for your application? I have pages for each language, I want after detect the OS language to redirect to this page or display it because sometime the browser language maybe not the same of OS
SzamDev
2010-10-08 21:56:33
@SzamDev: That's your user's problem, not yours. If they're lying to you, well, they should fix that. You're dealing with the browser, so that's the language you should be dealing with.
T.J. Crowder
2010-10-08 22:02:53