function language_initialize

Chooses a language based on language negotiation provider settings.

Parameters

$type: The language type key to find the language for.

Return value

The negotiated language object.

Related topics

File

includes/language.inc, line 484

Code

function language_initialize($type) {
    // Execute the language negotiation providers in the order they were set up and return the
    // first valid language found.
    $negotiation = variable_get("language_negotiation_{$type}", array());
    foreach ($negotiation as $provider_id => $provider) {
        $language = language_provider_invoke($provider_id, $provider);
        if ($language) {
            $language->provider = $provider_id;
            return $language;
        }
    }
    // If no other language was found use the default one.
    $language = language_default();
    $language->provider = LANGUAGE_NEGOTIATION_DEFAULT;
    return $language;
}