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new Language()
Creates a new language object
$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->hardcopy()
Creates a clone and fetches all lazy-loaded getters to get a full copy
$language->id()
The id is required for collections to work properly. The code is used as id
$language->isDefault()
Checks if this is the default language for the site.
$language->kirby()
Returns the parent Kirby instance
$language->locale()
Returns the PHP locale setting array
$language->name()
Returns the human-readable name of the language
$language->pattern()
Returns the routing pattern for the language
$language->root()
Returns the absolute path to the language file
$language->site()
Returns the parent Site instance
$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->id()

The id is required for collections to work properly. The code is used as id

$language->id(): string

Return type

string

Source code

kirby/src/Cms/Language.php#L295