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    WindowEventHandlers.onlanguagechange

    This is an experimental technology
    Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

    The WindowEventHandlers.onlanguagechange event handler is a property containing the code to execute when the languagechange event, of type Event, is received by the object implementing this interface, usually a Window, an HTMLBodyElement, or an HTMLIFrameElement. Such an event is sent by the browser to inform that the preferred languages list has been updated. The list is accessible via NavigatorLanguage.languages.

    Syntax

    object.onlanguagechange = function;

    Values

    • function is the name of a user-defined function, without the () suffix or any parameters, or an anonymous function declaration, such as function(event) {...}. An event handler always has one single parameter, containing the event, here of type Event.

    Example

    window.onlanguagechange = function(ev) { alert("languagechange event detected!"); };

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    WHATWG HTML Living Standard
    The definition of 'WindowEventHandler.onlanguagechange' in that specification.    		 Living Standard Initial specification.

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support ? 32.0 (32.0) No support ? ?
    Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support ? ? 32.0 (32.0) No support ? ?

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