InputLanguageManager.GetInputLanguage(DependencyObject) Method

Definition

Returns the value of the InputLanguage attached property for a specified dependency object.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter(typeof(System.Windows.CultureInfoIetfLanguageTagConverter))]
[System.Windows.AttachedPropertyBrowsableForType(typeof(System.Windows.DependencyObject))]
public static System.Globalization.CultureInfo GetInputLanguage(System.Windows.DependencyObject target);

Parameters

target
DependencyObject

The dependency object for which to retrieve the input language.

Returns

A CultureInfo object representing the input language for the specified dependency object.

Attributes

Exceptions

Raised when target is null.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use an InputLanguageManager to get the input language of a TextBox element.

C#
this.Dispatcher.Thread.CurrentCulture.Name.ToString();
InputLanguageManager.SetInputLanguage(myTextBox, CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr"));
tb2.Text = "Available Input Languages:";
lb1.ItemsSource = InputLanguageManager.Current.AvailableInputLanguages;
tb3.Text = "Input Language of myTextBox is " + InputLanguageManager.GetInputLanguage(myTextBox).ToString();
tb4.Text = "CurrentCulture is Set to " + this.Dispatcher.Thread.CurrentCulture.Name.ToString();

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

See also