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Provides a method to present a string of text selected from an array of many language translations in the language set in the user's preferences or the most appropiate fallback language (as determined by {{GetFallback}}).
Usage
{{LangSwitch
|en =
|xx =
|default =
|lang =
}}
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Examples:
{{LangSwitch
|de=Zeichenkette
|en=text string
|fr=chaîne de caractères
|mk=низа од текст
|zh=字串
}}
What it looks like in your browser:
text string
Examples using parameter lang to default to a specific language:
{{LangSwitch
|lang=de
|de=Zeichenkette nur auf Deutsch
|en=English text
}}
What it looks like in your browser:
Zeichenkette nur auf Deutsch
{{LangSwitch
|lang=en
|en=text only in English
}}
What it looks like in your browser:
text only in English
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
en | Translated text in English language. Unless default is used this text will also be used in case the languages provided do not include the language set in the user's preferences. In case you do not want to show any text when user's language is English than use "en=". LangSwitch templates without en option will be added to Category:LangSwitch template without English version. | empty | required | |
xx | The value is the translated text in language xx (The parameter name xx can be any supported language code, and you can specify as many such parameters as needed for each translated language). | empty | optional | |
default | Default text in case one of 'xx' languages is not the language of user’s preferences. By default english version will be shown, if provided. | {{{en|}}} (English version) | optional | |
lang | language code (only needs to be provided if the language shall be fixed and independent of the user’s preferences). | value of {{int:Lang}} (the preferred language of the visitor viewing the page). | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Template namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified
Relies on:
{{GetFallback}}, {{GetFallback2}}
See also