WorkerGlobalScope: languagechange event

Note: This feature is only available in Web Workers.

The languagechange event is fired at the global scope object when the user's preferred language changes.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("languagechange", (event) => {});

onlanguagechange = (event) => {};

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

You can use the languagechange event in an addEventListener method:

js
worker.addEventListener("languagechange", () => {
  console.log("languagechange event detected!");
});

Or use the onlanguagechange event handler property:

js
worker.onlanguagechange = (event) => {
  console.log("languagechange event detected!");
};

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# event-languagechange
HTML
# handler-workerglobalscope-onlanguagechange

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
languagechange event

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See also