Magento get language code in template file

Question

I need a helper function to get the current language code. I want to use it in a templete file, like /products/view.phtml, only for testing purposes.

Does it already exist?

I have something in mind like the URL-helper

$url = $this->helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl();

score 77 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 05 '11 at 08:24

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You can get the current locale code this way :

$locale = Mage::app()->getLocale()->getLocaleCode();

answered Jul 05 '11 at 08:24

FbnFgc

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With that one you get the locale currently used in translate model, but both are technically correct. – FbnFgc Jul 05 '11 at 09:16
How would we get the LocaleName? (like we see in backend in the dropdown when we set the locale) – snh_nl Nov 07 '14 at 13:24

score 14 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 27 '15 at 13:32

Result for answers given in this topic for "Belgium:French" (Be_Fr):

strtolower(Mage::getStoreConfig('general/country/default')); = be
substr(Mage::getStoreConfig('general/locale/code'),0,2); = fr
Mage::app()->getLocale()->getLocaleCode(); = fr_BE

Note that

Mage::app()->getLocale()->getLocaleCode() == Mage::getStoreConfig('general/locale/code')

but with the second one, you can specify an other store than default one (Mage::getStoreConfig('general/locale/code', $storeId)), so I would recommand it.

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 05 '11 at 08:24

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Afaik there is no such helper function, but you could of course build your own using:

Mage::getStoreConfig('general/locale/code', Mage::app()->getStore()->getId());

answered Jul 05 '11 at 08:24

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 07 '14 at 13:17

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Try

$_language_code = substr(Mage::getStoreConfig('general/locale/code', $_store->getId()),0,2);

where $_store is current store object

answered Nov 07 '14 at 13:17

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This is just what I needed. Tnx – deanpodgornik Sep 07 '15 at 11:05

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 23 '15 at 04:12

You can also use :

$languageCode = Mage::app()->getStore()->getLanguageCode();

Don't forget to configure your store locales in your admin. Go to menu :

System -> Configuration -> General -> Locale Options

And set the correct Locale for each Websites or stores

score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 16 '13 at 08:48

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For use in the html elements lang attribute etc.

echo strtolower(Mage::getStoreConfig('general/country/default')); // "en"

answered Apr 16 '13 at 08:48

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Magento get language code in template file

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