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The lang
read-only property of the Notification
interface indicates the language used in the notification, as specified in the lang
option of the Notification()
constructor.
The language itself is specified using a DOMString
representing a BCP 47 language tag. See the Sitepoint ISO 2 letter language codes page for a simple reference.
Syntax
var language = Notification.lang;
Value
A DOMString
specifying the language tag.
Examples
The following snippet fires a notification; a simple options
object is created, then the notification is fired using the Notification()
constructor.
var options = {
body: 'Do you like my body?',
lang: 'en-US'
}
var n = new Notification('Test notification',options);
console.log(n.lang) // should return 'en-US'
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Notifications APIThe definition of 'lang' in that specification. | Living Standard | Living standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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lang
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 14 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
See also
Notification.lang by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.