Introducing get_current_language(). Refs #235

git-svn-id: https://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@2236 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/engine/lib/languages.php b/engine/lib/languages.php
index 528ed90e9..acca80c6c 100644
--- a/engine/lib/languages.php
+++ b/engine/lib/languages.php
@@ -45,7 +45,27 @@
 			}

 			return false;

 			

-		}

+		}
+		
+	/**
+	 * Detect the current language being used by the current site or logged in user.
+	 *
+	 */
+	function get_current_language()
+	{
+		global $CONFIG;
+		
+		if ((isset($_SESSION['user'])) && ($_SESSION['user']->language))
+			$language = $_SESSION['user']->language;
+	
+		if ((empty($language)) && (isset($CONFIG->language)))
+			$language = $CONFIG->language;
+			
+		if (empty($language))
+			$language = 'en';
+			
+		return $language;
+	}

 		

 	/**

 	 * Given a message shortcode, returns an appropriately translated full-text string