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new Language()

Creates a new language object
$language->baseUrl()

Returns the base Url for the language without the path or other cruft
$language->clone()

Creates an instance with the same initial properties.
$language->code()

Returns the language code/id.
$language->direction()

Reading direction of this language
$language->exists()

Check if the language file exists
$language->hasNext()

Checks if there's a next item in the collection
$language->hasPrev()

Checks if there's a previous item in the collection
$language->id()

The id is required for collections to work properly. The code is used as id
$language->indexOf()

Returns the position / index in the collection
$language->isDefault()

Checks if this is the default language for the site.
$language->isDeletable()

Checks if the language can be deleted
$language->isFirst()

Checks if the item is the first in the collection
$language->isLast()

Checks if this is the last language
$language->isNth()

Checks if the item is at a certain position
$language->kirby()

Returns the parent Kirby instance
Language::loadRules()

Loads the language rules for provided locale code
$language->locale()

Returns the PHP locale setting array
$language->name()

Returns the human-readable name of the language
$language->next()

Returns the next item in the collection if available
$language->nextAll()

Returns the end of the collection starting after the current item
$language->path()

Returns the URL path for the language
$language->pattern()

Returns the routing pattern for the language
$language->prev()

Returns the previous item in the collection if available
$language->prevAll()

Returns the beginning of the collection before the current item
$language->root()

Returns the absolute path to the language file
$language->router()

Returns the LanguageRouter instance which is used to handle language specific routes.
$language->siblings()

Returns all sibling elements
$language->slugs()

Returns the custom slug rules for this language
$language->smartypants()

Returns the custom SmartyPants options for this language
$language->toArray()

Returns the most important properties as array
$language->translations()

Returns the translation strings for this language
$language->url()

Returns the absolute Url for the language
$language->variable()

Returns a language variable object for the key in the translations array

$language->__debugInfo()

Improved var_dump output

kirby/src/Cms/Language.php#L80

$language->__debugInfo(): array

Return type

array

Parent class

Kirby\Cms\Language

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