PGetDictionary

Gets the language for hyphenation and spelling assigned to the selected text or to the paragraph containing the insertion point.

Query results

This query returns a C string containing the language name.
Defining or editing a style. If you are defining or editing a style using the PStyleBegin command, PageMaker gets the dictionary assigned to that style rather than the dictionary assigned to the selected text.

Empty string. If multiple paragraphs are selected and they have different languages assigned to them, PageMaker returns an empty string.

Pointer tool active. If the pointer tool is active, PageMaker gets the default language.

See also

The PGetPMInfo, and PGetPMLanguage queries

The PDictionary command

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