WoW API: GetExistingLocales

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Return a list of installed language packs.

lang1, lang2, ... = GetExistingLocales();

Returns

lang1, lang2, ...

String - Token identifying a language pack locale. For example: "enGB", "frFR", "enTW".

Details

• Currently loaded locale identifier is stored in the "locale" CVar.
• Language pack tokens can be translated to a description by using an upper-cased version as a global variable name:

lang1 = GetExistingLocales();
print(_G[lang1:upper()]);