I'm using this:

I'm only able to get the language in options (if set):

console.log("language: " + $i18next.options.lng);

How do you get the current language? documentation says: i18n.lng() returns current lng.

but within the context of angular $i18next.lng() doesn't exist.

I also tried:

console.log("language: " + $i18next.lang);
console.log("language: " + $i18next.language );
console.log("language: " + $i18next.lng);

I'm using this: https://github./archer96/ng-i18next

I'm only able to get the language in options (if set):

console.log("language: " + $i18next.options.lng);

How do you get the current language? documentation says: i18n.lng() returns current lng.

but within the context of angular $i18next.lng() doesn't exist.

I also tried:

console.log("language: " + $i18next.lang);
console.log("language: " + $i18next.language );
console.log("language: " + $i18next.lng);

• javascript
• angularjs
• internationalization
• i18next

3 Answers 3

I'm the developer of ng-i18next.

ng-i18next uses angular's $watch function to look for any changes on $i18next.options.

This means you should change the language by setting $i18next.options.lng to any language you want.

Because of this, $i18next.options.lng always contains the current language. There is no need for $i18next.lng().

Of course this will work, too: window.i18n.lng()

This is how i18next provider does it: window.i18n.lng();

Check the code here.

[Edit] I know it's an old question but I was also looking for an answer and I thought it's a good idea to share my findings.

This is working for me:

    var language;
    /* init i18next */ 
    i18n.init(options, function(t) {
        $("body").i18n();
    /* set global language var for usage in other functions */
        var language = i18n.detectLanguage();
    });

To set the language add the parameter to your URL (?setLng=de), while de is your language key in the example.