Article #16996: Defining PRIMARYLANGID(), SUBLANGID(), and MAKELANGID() macros

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FAQ1996D.txt Defining PRIMARYLANGID(), SUBLANGID(), and MAKELANGID() macros
Category :Windows API
Platform :All
Product :All 32 bit
Question:
How can I define the PRIMARYLANGID(), SUBLANGID() and MAKELANGID()
macros that are used with the Windows API functions that accept
language identifiers?
Answer:
The follow example demonstrates functional equivalents for the
PRIMARYLANGID(), SUBLANGID(), and MAKELANGID() macros.
function PRIMARYLANGID(lgid : Word) : LongInt;
begin
result := lgid and $3FF;
end;
function SUBLANGID(lgid : Word) : LongInt;
begin
result := lgid shr 10;
end;
function MAKELANGID(sPrimaryLanguage : Word;
sSubLanguage : Word) : Word;
begin
result := (sSubLanguage shl 10) or
sPrimaryLanguage;
end;
7/16/98 4:31:28 PM

Last Modified: 01-SEP-99