Magento 2: How to get current language of store?

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The question:

I’m trying to show a custom block for each store view / language.
Therefore I want to create switch statement like:

$lang = // Get language code or store view code here;
switch ($lang) {

    case 'en':
        // English block
        break;

    case 'nl':
        // Dutch block
        break;

    default:
        // Dutch block
        break;
}

How can I get this? I need it in this file appdesignfrontendVenusthemefloristyVes_Themesettingstemplatesheaderdefault.phtml

The Solutions:

Below are the methods you can try. The first solution is probably the best. Try others if the first one doesn’t work. Senior developers aren’t just copying/pasting – they read the methods carefully & apply them wisely to each case.

Method 1

You can use MagentoStoreApiDataStoreInterface or MagentoFrameworkLocaleResolver class to get store language.

  1. BY USING MagentoStoreApiDataStoreInterface CLASS

With Dependency Injection

protected $_store;

public function __construct(
    ...
    MagentoStoreApiDataStoreInterface $store,
    ...
) {
    ...
    $this->_store = $store;
    ...
}

Now use getLocaleCode() to get language:

$currentStore = $this->_store->getLocaleCode();

if($currentStore == 'en_US'){
    
}

With objectManager

$objectManager = MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance(); 
$store = $objectManager->get('MagentoStoreApiDataStoreInterface'); 

echo $store->getLocaleCode();
  1. BY USING MagentoFrameworkLocaleResolver CLASS

With Dependency Injection

protected $_store;

public function __construct(
    ...
    MagentoFrameworkLocaleResolver $store,
    ...
) {
    ...
    $this->_store = $store;
    ...
}

Now use getLocale() to get language:

$currentStore = $this->_store->getLocale();

if($currentStore == 'en_US'){
    
}

With objectManager

$objectManager = MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance(); 
$store = $objectManager->get('MagentoFrameworkLocaleResolver'); 

echo $store->getLocale();

NOTE: You should never use MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance() It defeats the purpose of dependency injection.

Method 2

You can get current locale by using below way,

Use of Directly Objectmanager in phtml file is not perfect way for magento 2
standard,

$objectManager = MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance();
$getLocale = $objectManager->get('MagentoFrameworkLocaleResolver');
$haystack  = $getLocale->getLocale(); 
$lang = strstr($haystack, '_', true); 
switch ($lang) {

    case 'en':
        // English block
        break;

    case 'nl':
        // Dutch block
        break;

    default:
        // Dutch block
        break;
}

You can call Block file and set one function for your requirement and call those function inside phtml file.

public function __construct(
        MagentoFrameworkLocaleResolver $locale
    ) {
        $this->locale = $locale;
    }

call inside phtml file,

$currentCode = $this->locale->getLocale();
$langCode = strstr($currentCode, '_', true);
if($langCode == 'en_US'){

}


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