language property

Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.

Note This has been superceded by the type attribute for the script element. If you are using javascript alone, you don't need to specify a type or language with the script element.

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.put_language( v);HRESULT value = object.get_language(* p);

Property values

Type: BSTR

JScript: Language is JScript.
javascript: Script is JavaScript.
vbs: Language is VBScript. No longer supported.
vbscript: Script is VBScript. No longer supported.
XML: Script is XML.
language: Browser-supported language.

Standards information

HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.1 (Deprecated)

Remarks

The IHTMLElement::language property can refer to any scripting language.

In Windows Internet Explorer, the default scripting engine is JavaScript.