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+2 A:

try this

var language = document.getElementsByTagName("html")[0].getAttribute("lang");

I haven't tried it, but it should work.

nickyt 2009-03-19 16:30:41

Just to clarify, the navigator object is used to access information based on the user agent accessing the page. Like nickyt mentions, you need to access the DOM to get access the attribute you are looking for, not the user agent (unless you are looking for the user's pref!) http://is.gd/o2On

Rob 2009-03-19 16:37:31

it'll work, but it's more complicated than it needs to be

Christoph 2009-03-19 17:05:58

I agree that document.documentElement.lang is cleaner. I just wasn't aware of this property.

nickyt 2009-03-19 18:31:16

Thanks to both of you!

BoredOfBinary 2009-03-19 19:45:23

Answer 2

+5 A:

Use

document.documentElement.lang

As Rob has commented, your code gets the browser's language and not the document's.

Christoph 2009-03-19 17:03:06

works for level2 DOM supported browsers. level1 would need the elaborate version of nickyt.

xtofl 2009-03-19 18:25:19

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