LANGUAGE Attribute | language Property

Specifies the language that the current script is written in.

Syntax

HTML	LANGUAGE = "JScript" | "javascript" | "vbs" | "vbscript" | "XML"| sLanguage
Scripting	[ sLanguage = ] object.language

Possible Values

JScript	Specifies the language as JScript™ (compatible with ECMA 262 language specification).
javascript	Specifies that the script is written in JavaScript.
vbs	Specifies the language as VBScript.
vbscript	Specifies that the script is written in VBScript.
XML	Specifies that the script is written in XML.
sLanguage	String representing a browser-supported language.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Remarks

The property can refer to any scripting language. Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 ships with JScript™, and VBScript scripting engines.

In Internet Explorer, the default scripting engine is JScript.

In Internet Explorer 5, the LANGUAGEattribute of the SCRIPT element can be set to XML.

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, Hn, HR, HTMLAREA, 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, RB, 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

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