Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Link hreflang Property

The hreflang property sets or gets the language code of the linked document.

Browser Support


`hreflang`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the hreflang property.

var v = linkObject.hreflang

Set the hreflang property.

linkObject.hreflang=languagecode

Property Values

Value	Description
languagecode	Set the language code of the linked document

Return Value

A String type value representing the language code of the linked document.

Example

The following code shows how to change the language code of the linked document.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link id="myLink" href="http://java2s.com" hreflang="en">
</head><!--  w  ww. ja v a 2  s . c o m-->
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myLink").hreflang = "en-us";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to get the language code of the linked document.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link id="myLink" href="http://example.com" hreflang="en">
</head><!--from   ww w. j a va  2  s  .  c o  m-->
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myLink").hreflang;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: