This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
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 asfunction(event) {...}
. An event handler always has one single parameter, containing the event, here of typeEvent
.
Example
window.onlanguagechange = function(ev) { alert("languagechange event detected!"); };
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
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 | 37 | 32.0 (32.0) | No support | 24 | ? |
Feature | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 37 | 37 | 32.0 (32.0) | No support | 24 | ? |
See also
- The
languagechange
event and its type,Event
.