LANG Attribute | lang Property

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Sets or retrieves the language to use.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT LANG = sLanguage ... >
Scripting	object.lang [ = sLanguage]

Possible Values

sLanguage

String that specifies an ISO standard language abbreviation.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The parser uses this property to determine how to display language-specific choices for quotations, numbers, and so on.

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

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