---
title: "Language Selector"
description: "The Language Selector component gives an easy way to set the user's locale to control display of dates, times, numbers, and the language used for translations."
---

# Language Selector

> The Language Selector component gives an easy way to set the user's locale to control display of dates, times, numbers, and the language used for translations.

![](languageselector.png)

**Component Palette Icon**

![](languageselector1.png)

## Properties
| Name   | Description    | Property Type | Scripting   | Category      |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------- | ------------- |
| Antialias | Draw with antialias on? Makes text smoother.     | boolea  | .antialias   | Appearance    |
| Background Color     | The background color of the component.   | Color  | .background  | Appearance    |
| Border    | The border surrounding this component. NOTE that the border is unaffected by rotation. | Border   | .border | Common|
| Font | Font of text on this component. | Font          | .font                | Appearance    |
| Foreground Color | The foreground color of the component. | Color         | .foreground          | Appearance    |
| Mouseover Text | The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component. | String        | .toolTipText| Common|
| Name | The name of this component.  | String | .name | Common|
| Selected Locale | The display name of the currently selected locale. (Read only. Usable in bindings and scripting.) | String | .selectedLocale| Uncategorized |
| Selection Background | The background color of a selected cell in the dropdown list. | Color| .selectionBackground | Appearance |
| Visible  | If disabled, the component will be hidden.  | boolean | .visible     | Common  |

## Scripting

### Scripting Functions
This component does not have scripting functions associated with it.

### Extension Functions
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.

### Event Handlers
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the [Component Events](scripting\scripting-in-ignition\component-and-window-scripting\component-events.md) page

## Customizers
This component does not have any customizers.

## Example

### Select Between Languages

![](languageselected2.png)

No property changes were made to this component for this example, but there must be at least one Spanish translation in the system.