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Changes the display language of the chat widget at runtime. By default, the locale is English (en).

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Syntax

await instance.updateLocale(locale);

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Parameters

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locale
string
required
A locale string representing the desired language and region. For the supported locales, see Supported locales.

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Returns

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Promise<void>
A promise that resolves when the locale is updated.

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Examples

The following examples show different ways to change the locale: 
// Change to Japanese
await instance.updateLocale('ja');

// Change to Brazilian Portuguese
await instance.updateLocale('pt-BR');

// Change based on user selection
const userLanguage = getUserPreferredLanguage();
await instance.updateLocale(userLanguage);

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Considerations

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Supported locales

LanguageLanguage Code
Chinese - Simplifiedzh-CN
Chinese - Traditionalzh-TW
Englishen
Frenchfr
Germande
Italianit
Japaneseja
Koreanko
Portuguese - Brazilpt-BR
Spanishes

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