<p>Localisation of the presentation layer is important for any software package, and I aim to make this normally arduous task as easy as possible in DataTables. To this end, a number of contributors have kindly translated the language strings used is DataTables into various different languages. If you translate DataTables into any other languages, please <ahref="/contact">let me know</a> and I'll happily include the translation here.</p>
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<li><ahref="#how_to">How to use DataTables internalisation options</a></li>
<li><ahref="#functions">Translations</a></li>
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<h3>How to use DataTables internalisation options</h3>
<p>There are two methods by which you can include internalisation options in DataTables - loading the language file through an Ajax request, or at initialisation time using the <ahref="/usage/i18n">oLanguage</a> property. The following example shows how to include the <ahref="#German">German translation</a> as an Ajax file (<ahref="/examples/advanced_init/language_file.html">live example</a> - a <ahref="/examples/basic_init/language.html">live example</a> for oLanguage control is also available):</p>