Manual:$wgContLang
 | This feature was removed completely in version 1.36.0. |
| Global object: $wgContLang | |
|---|---|
| Content language | |
| Deprecated in: | 1.32.0 |
| Removed in: | 1.36.0 |
| Class: | Language |
| Located in: | Language.php |
Details
[edit]The content language object is the Language object associated with the wiki being viewed.
It is one of two global language objects ($wgLang is the other).
Language objects represent the language used for incidental text, and also has some character encoding functions and other locale stuff.
The language is defined in $wgLanguageCode.
See Manual:Language for more information.
If you are outputting text that might be included in an interface message, you may want to use
$parser->getFunctionLang() instead of $wgContLang since this will localize to the user's interface language within interface messages, but localize to the wiki content language otherwise.| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.32 |
Starting with MediaWiki 1.32, the content language is available as the ContentLanguage service (MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getContentLanguage) and usage of the service is recommended over using the global.
Often used Methods
[edit]This is not an exhaustive list, view class above to see a complete listing.
$wgContLang->getNsText ( $index )- Get a namespace value by key in the current language. Examples:
$wgContLang->getNsText( NS_MEDIAWIKI );returns "MediaWiki",$wgContLang->getNsText( NS_CATEGORY )returns "Category".
$wgContLang->specialPage( $name )- Get a localized special page name by the English term. Example:
$wgContLang->specialPage( 'upload' )returns "Special:upload".
$wgContLang->convert( $text, $isTitle = false)- Not implemented. Convert text to different variants of a language.
$wgContLang->formatSize ( $size )- Format a size in bytes for output, using an appropriate unit (B, KB, MB or GB) according to the magnitude in question
$wgContLang->formatTimePeriod( $seconds )- Format a time in seconds for output, using an appropriate unit (seconds, minutes, hours or days) according to the magnitude in question