.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: get_language

.. _get_language:

get_language
=============

.. us.tag  get_language NOTREADYENGLISH Programming.i18 New5306

:ref:`get_language` returns the language used to display menus, dialogs and
messages.

.. function::  ssLang = get_language()

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssLang* is a string with two or five characters specifying the language (ISO 639).
For example de, en or ja_JP.

.. us.example

**Example**

::

   * get_language()
   ja

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - 5.30.6
     - New.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-programming`,
   :ref:`s`

:sub:`id-1810050`