MultiLanguage Object

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The MultiLanguage Object is the primary MLang object. It provides access to all other objects and interfaces implemented by MLang.

Object Information

CLSID	CLSID_CMultiLanguage
Implementation	System (Mlang.dll)
Header and IDL files	Mlang.h, Mlang.idl
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0, 5 (IMultiLanguage2, IMLangFontLink2)
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT

Windows CE

Windows CE	Use version 2.12 and later
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0

Creation/Access Functions

CoCreateInstance

Creates an instance of this object.

Interfaces Implemented

IMLangCodePages	Implements various methods for working with a set of code pages at once, as well as for determining which code pages contain a Unicode character or string.
IMLangFontLink	Use IMLangFontLink2 in place of this interface.
IMLangFontLink2	Provides the MLang font linking functionality, which is used to create custom fonts when characters from a variety of code pages must be output at once.
IMLangLineBreakConsole	Implements a line-breaking service for console-based applications.
IMultiLanguage	Use IMultiLanguage2 in place of this interface.
IMultiLanguage2	Top-level MLang interface that implements the most basic MLang functionality. NoteIMulitLanguage2 is not implemented in Windows CE, use IMultiLanguage.

Remarks

The MultiLanguage Object supports four interfaces that provide the following services:

• Retrieving code page and locale information from the registry.
• Converting between different code pages.
• Determining the code pages to which a given character or set of characters belongs.
• Creating custom fonts to display characters from multiple code pages.
• Determining where a line break should occur based on the given locale.

In addition, the MultiLanguage Object provides access to the Code Page Enumeration Object, the Locale Enumeration Object, and the Conversion Object, each of which provides a specialized set of services to the client.