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ISO6391 (iso_639_1_ex v0.1.1)

A toolkit for working with ISO 639-1 language codes.

ISO6391 offers functionality to:

  • Convert a language name into its respective ISO 639-1 code.
  • Fetch the language name(s) corresponding to a particular ISO 639-1 code.

ISO 639-1 codes serve as standardized two-letter abbreviations for languages.

Examples 

iex> ISO6391.to_code("French")
"fr"

iex> ISO6391.from_code("fr")
"French"

Summary

Functions

from_code(code)

Retrieves language name(s) mapped to a particular ISO 639-1 code.

to_code(language_name)

Translates a language name into the corresponding ISO 639-1 code.

Functions

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from_code(code)

Retrieves language name(s) mapped to a particular ISO 639-1 code.

Returns a language name or names corresponding to the provided code, or nil if no match is found.

Parameters

  • code: A binary representing the ISO 639-1 code.

Examples 

iex> ISO6391.from_code("pt")
"Portuguese"

iex> ISO6391.from_code("undefined_code")
nil

Notes

Some ISO 639-1 codes may map to multiple language names. In such instances, this function delivers a string, concatenating all correlated language names, separated by commas.

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to_code(language_name)

Translates a language name into the corresponding ISO 639-1 code.

Returns the associated ISO 639-1 code for a supplied language_name if available, or nil otherwise.

Parameters

  • language_name: A binary representing the language name.

Examples 

iex> ISO6391.to_code("Spanish")
"es"

iex> ISO6391.to_code("UnrecognizedLanguage")
nil