HREFLANG Attribute | hreflang Property | Internet Development Index |
Sets or retrieves the language code of the object.
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT HREFLANG = sLang... > Scripting object.hreflang(v) [ = sLang ]
Possible Values
sLang String that specifies or receives the language code. The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Remarks
You must set the value of this property before you can retrieve it.
Language codes identify natural languages that are spoken, written, or otherwise used for the communication of information among people, and are defined and explained in Tags for the Identification of Languages (RFC1766) . Computer languages are explicitly excluded from language codes.
Example
In the a element in the following example, the HREFLANG attribute specifies the language code of the U.S. version of English.
<A HREF="http://example.microsoft.com/..." HREFLANG="en-US">anchor text</A>
Standards Information
This property is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .
Applies To
A, LINK