# i18n

### Description

@short: A set of methods for Gantt chart localization

@signature: i18n: GanttInternationalization


### Details

The **i18n** object provides the following methods:

- **addLocale(languageCode, localeObject)** - adds a new custom locale in Gantt 
    - **languageCode** - (*string*) a two-letter language code 
    - **localeObject** - (*object*) an object of the locale
- **setLocale(localeObject: string|object)** - activates a specified locale

The method can take as a parameter either a language code:
~~~js
gantt.i18n.setLocale("fr");
~~~

or an object of the locale:

~~~js
gantt.i18n.setLocale({
   labels: {
       new_task:"new task"
   }
});
~~~

- **getLocale(languageCode : string)** - returns a locale object by the language code

### Related Guides
- [Localization](guides/localization.md)

### Change log
- added in v7.0