DETECTLANGUAGE

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Identifies the language used in text within the specified range.

Sample Usage

DETECTLANGUAGE(A2:A7)
DETECTLANGUAGE("Bonjour")
DETECTLANGUAGE(A2)

Syntax

DETECTLANGUAGE(text_or_range)

• text_or_range - The text or reference to cells containing text to evaluate.

  • If text_or_range is specified as a range, it must be a one-dimensional column range.

Notes

• If the range specified contains multiple languages, the first text found will be evaluated.

See Also

GOOGLETRANSLATE: Translates text from one language into another.

Examples

Accepts both in-cell string and cell reference as the parameters and returns the language code.

Edge cases .