Reference · stzString
Language()
linguistic query . explain . explore
also written: DetectedLanguage
Basic examples (1)
Softanza
oe = new stzString("The quick brown fox that was running in the field")
of = new stzString("Le renard brun qui est dans la maison des voisins")
os = new stzString("El zorro marrón que está en la casa de los vecinos")
og = new stzString("Der schnelle braune Fuchs ist nicht in dem Haus und")
oi = new stzString("Il veloce volpe che sono nella casa degli vicini anche")
op = new stzString("A raposa que não está com você então são muito mais")
oa = new stzString("الطلاب يدرسون في المدارس الكبيرة")
ou = new stzString("1234 5678")
# english
? oe.Language()
# french
? of.Language()
# spanish
? os.Language()
# german
? og.Language()
# italian
? oi.Language()
# portuguese
? op.Language()
# arabic (by script)
? oa.Language()
# no signal -> unknown
? ou.Language()Output
english french spanish german italian portuguese arabic unknown
run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from text_query_layer_narrated.ring(opens in a new tab)
The extensions of this method
Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).
Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
no
the extended form: more parameters than the base method
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication
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