LANGUAGE Attribute | language Property

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Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.

Syntax

HTML	<LANGUAGE = sLanguage ... >
Scripting	object.language [ = sLanguage]

Possible Values

sLanguage

String that specifies one of the following values: JScript Language is JScript. javascript Script is JavaScript. vbs Language is VBScript. vbscript Script is VBScript. XML Script is XML. language Browser-supported language.

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 language property can refer to any scripting language. Internet Explorer 4.0 ships with scripting engines for Microsoft® JScript® (compatible with ECMA 262 language specification) and Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript).

In Internet Explorer, the default scripting engine is JScript.

In Internet Explorer 5, the LANGUAGE attribute of the SCRIPT element can be set to XML (Extensible Markup Language).

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.

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, custom, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, Hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, NEXTID, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP