Window: languagechange event
The languagechange
event is fired at the global scope object when the user's preferred language changes.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("languagechange", (event) => {});
onlanguagechange = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Event handler aliases
In addition to the Window
interface, the event handler property onlanguagechange
is also available on the following targets:
Examples
You can use the languagechange
event in an addEventListener
method:
js
window.addEventListener("languagechange", () => {
console.log("languagechange event detected!");
});
Or use the onlanguagechange
event handler property:
js
window.onlanguagechange = (event) => {
console.log("languagechange event detected!");
};
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-languagechange |
HTML Standard # handler-window-onlanguagechange |
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