Language type variable

Variable which contains all the available information about a language.

To create a language type variable, add a language to the survey.

This object is accessible through the Survey.Languages collection and through Interview.Language.

In this topic:

• Properties:
  • Id
  • Name
  • Abbr
  • CultureInfo 5.6.1
  • DateFormat
  • DecimalSeparator
  • ThousandSeparator

• Methods:
  • Translate() 5.5.2
  • ToString() Proposal for 5.X
  • TypeOf() Proposal for 5.X

• Language codes (LCID and ABBR)

Properties

Id

Id of the language LCID.

Returns a Number.

Examples

Interview.Language.Id ' => 2057 (for English)

Interview.Language.Id ' => 1036 (for French)

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Name

Returns the name of the language.

Returns a String.

Examples

Interview.Language.Name ' => "English (United Kingdom)"

Interview.Language.Name ' => "French (France)"

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Abbr

Returns the three-letter abbreviation of the language.

Returns a String.

Examples

Interview.Language.Abbr ' => "ENG" (for English - United Kingdom)

Interview.Language.Abbr ' => "FRA" (for French - France)

Interview.Language.Abbr ' => "ENU" (for English - United States)

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CultureInfo

Returns the culture info of the language.

Returns a String.

Examples

Interview.Language.CultureInfo ' => "es-ES" (for Spanish - Spain)

Interview.Language.CultureInfo ' => "fr-FR" (for French - France)

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DateFormat

Returns the format of the date used by the language.

Returns a String.

Examples

Interview.Language.DateFormat ' => "M/d/yyyy" (for US English)

Interview.Language.DateFormat ' => "dd/MM/yyyy" (for French)

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DecimalSeparator

Returns the decimal separator used by the language

Return a String.

Examples

Interview.Language.DecimalSeparator ' => "." (for US English)

Interview.Language.DecimalSeparator ' => "," (for French)

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ThousandSeparator

Returns the thousand separator used by the language.

Returns a String.

Examples

Interview.Language.ThousandSeparator ' => "," (for US English)

Interview.Language.ThousandSeparator ' => " " (for French)

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Methods

Translate(translationKey[, formatArgs*])

Returns the translation of the key using the current interview language. If the key has not been translated, then this function returns the translation of the default language.

Returns a String.

Parameters

• translationKey [Required] {String}: Key to translate.
• formatArgs [Optional][Repeatable] {Number, String, Date}: Used to replace code in the translation.

Examples

Interview.Language.Translate(Message.other_specify) ' => "Other (specify)" (in English)

Interview.Language.Translate(Message.other_specify) ' => "Autre (précisez)" (in French)

Interview.Language.Translate(Message.interview_0_percent_completed, 56) ' => "56% completed" (in English)

Interview.Language.Translate(Message.interview_0_percent_completed, 56) ' => "56% complété" (in French)

 ' This is fictional example
Interview.Language.Translate("page_1_of_2_(1/2)", 5, 10) ' => "Page 5 of 10 (5/10)" (in English)

 ' This is fictional example
Interview.Language.Translate("the_answer_of_0_is_1", 2, CurrentQuestion.Shortcut, CurrentQuestion.Answers[2].Caption) 
' => "The response 2 of gender is Man" (in English)

 ' This is fictional example
Interview.Language.Translate("the_answer_of_0_is_1", 2, CurrentQuestion.Shortcut, CurrentQuestion.Answers[2].Caption) 
' => "La réponse 2 de gender est Homme" (in French)

Translation keys

• Message.previous => "Previous"
• Message.next => "Next"

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Language codes (LCID and ABBR and ISO code)

Source from: MSDN and W3Schools. In green, the languages which are available in design online.

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