Intl.Locale.prototype.getTextInfo()
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The getTextInfo() method of Intl.Locale instances returns the ordering of characters indicated by either ltr (left-to-right) or by rtl (right-to-left) for this locale.
Note: In some versions of some browsers, this method was implemented as an accessor property called textInfo. However, because it returns a new object on each access, it is now implemented as a method to prevent the situation of locale.textInfo === locale.textInfo returning false. Check the browser compatibility table for details.
Syntax
getTextInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
An object representing text typesetting information associated with the Locale data specified in UTS 35's Layouts Elements. It has the following properties:
-
direction - A string indicating the direction of text for the locale. Can be either
"ltr"(left-to-right) or"rtl"(right-to-left).
Examples
Obtaining text info
Return the supported text directions for a given Locale.
const ar = new Intl.Locale("ar");
console.log(ar.getTextInfo()); // { direction: "rtl" }
console.log(ar.getTextInfo().direction); // "rtl"
const es = new Intl.Locale("es");
console.log(es.getTextInfo()); // { direction: "ltr" }
console.log(es.getTextInfo().direction); // "ltr"
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on iOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | Bun | Deno | Node.js | |
getTextInfo |
130
99Implemented as an accessor property. |
130
99Implemented as an accessor property. |
153 |
115
85Implemented as an accessor property. |
17
15.4–previewImplemented as an accessor property. |
130
99Implemented as an accessor property. |
153 |
86
68Implemented as an accessor property. |
17
15.4Implemented as an accessor property. |
28.0
18.0Implemented as an accessor property. |
130
99Implemented as an accessor property. |
17
15.4Implemented as an accessor property. |
1.0.0 |
2.1
1.19–2.6.7Implemented as an accessor property. |
24.0.0
18.0.0Implemented as an accessor property. |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/Locale/getTextInfo
