Change a map's language
Use setLayoutProperty to switch languages dynamically.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Change a map's language</title>
<meta property="og:description" content="Use setLayoutProperty to switch languages dynamically." />
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.7.1/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
<script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.7.1/dist/maplibre-gl.js'></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html, body, #map { height: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<style>
#buttons {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
width: 90%;
}
.button {
display: inline-block;
cursor: pointer;
width: 20%;
padding: 8px;
border-radius: 3px;
margin-top: 10px;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
color: #fff;
background: #ee8a65;
font-family: sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
}
</style>
<div id="map"></div>
<ul id="buttons">
<li id="button-fr" class="button">French</li>
<li id="button-ru" class="button">Russian</li>
<li id="button-de" class="button">German</li>
<li id="button-es" class="button">Spanish</li>
</ul>
<script>
const map = new maplibregl.Map({
container: 'map',
style:
'https://api.maptiler.com/maps/basic/style.json?key=get_your_own_OpIi9ZULNHzrESv6T2vL',
center: [16.05, 48],
zoom: 2.9
});
document
.getElementById('buttons')
.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
const language = event.target.id.substr('button-'.length);
// Use setLayoutProperty to set the value of a layout property in a style layer.
// The three arguments are the id of the layer, the name of the layout property,
// and the new property value.
map.setLayoutProperty('label_country', 'text-field', [
'get',
`name:${language}`
]);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>