Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
Syntax
| HTML | <ELEMENT LANGUAGE
= sLanguage... >
|
|---|
| Scripting | [ sLanguage = ] object.language |
|---|
Possible Values
| sLanguage | String that
specifies or receives one of the following values.JScript | Language is Microsoft JScript. | javascript | Script is JavaScript. | vbs | Language is Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript). | vbscript | Script is VBScript. | XML | Script is XML. | | language | Browser-supported language. |
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The property is read/write.
The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
The language property can refer to any scripting language. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 ships with scripting engines for JScript and VBScript.
In Windows Internet Explorer, the default scripting engine is JScript.
In Internet Explorer 5, the LANGUAGE attribute of the script element can be set to XML.
Standards Information
This property is deprecated in
HTML 
.
Applies To
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A,
ABBR,
ACRONYM,
ADDRESS,
APPLET,
AREA,
B,
BDO,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
CUSTOM,
DD,
DEL,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
EM,
EMBED,
FIELDSET,
FONT,
FORM,
FRAME,
FRAMESET,
hn,
HR,
I,
IFRAME,
IMG,
INPUT type=button,
INPUT type=checkbox,
INPUT type=file,
INPUT type=hidden,
INPUT type=image,
INPUT type=password,
INPUT type=radio,
INPUT type=reset,
INPUT type=submit,
INPUT type=text,
INS,
ISINDEX,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
nextID,
NOBR,
OBJECT,
OL,
OPTION,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
Q,
RT,
RUBY,
S,
SAMP,
SCRIPT,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP |
