WoW API: GetLocale

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← WoW API < GetLocaleReturns information about the client locale.

locale = GetLocale();

Description

The locale is what makes it possible to know what language the interface is using and thus determine which specific code is going to be executed in a localized addon.

Typically, this is used in a GetLocale block:

Example

if (GetLocale() == "frFR") then
    -- things for the french client
else
    -- for the rest, usually english since it's the default language
end

Locales

• "frFR": French (France)
• "deDE": German (Germany)
• "enGB": English (Great Britain) if returned, can substitute 'enUS' for consistancy
• "enUS": English (America)
• "itIT": Italian (Italy)
• "koKR": Korean (Korea) RTL - right-to-left
• "zhCN": Chinese (China) (simplified) implemented LTR left-to-right in WoW
• "zhTW": Chinese (Taiwan) (traditional) implemented LTR left-to-right in WoW
• "ruRU": Russian (Russia)
• "esES": Spanish (Spain)
• "esMX": Spanish (Mexico)
• "ptBR": Portuguese (Brazil)