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API Function: language_by_name

Summary:

takes a language name and returns a Phantasmal locale number

Defined In LPC Object:

/usr/System/sys/phrased.c

Prototype:

int language_by_name(string name)

Can Be Called By:

Anybody

Description:

Takes a human-readable language name and returns a Phantasmal locale number. The string can be the language name like "English" or "Spanish", or a locale like "enUS" or "deDE". It could also be one of a couple of simple hybrids like "englishUS" or "espanolES".

Return Value:

An integer indicating the locale, or -1 for no known locale.

Errors:

Usually none.

See Also:

name_for_language , locale_name_for_language