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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@4.2.0/dist/maplibre-gl.css' />
    <script src='https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.2.0/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>