How do I make a button in my game that changes the user language

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#1

I am not looking for somebody to write anything. I just need to know how could I make a button in my game that changes the local user’s language.

This is probably in the wrong category

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#2

What do you mean by “changes the local user’s language”? Are you talking about changing the UIs text based on their language or something else?

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#3

What I mean is if somebody presses a button, instead of it being their default language, it would be spanish for example. I want to make a menu where you can change your language in my game without needing to go to your roblox settings.

#4
  1. Use a translator for this
  2. Use this:
local button = --Pathway for the button
local function translate()
   button.Text == -- Translated text here
end

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(translate)

#5

I don’t think you can do it by auto generated (meaning you have to write the text your self)
Here is an example

local SpanishButton =   -- your Spanish button location
local PlayButton =  -- the Play button location or whatever

function ChangingToSpanish()
      PlayButton.Text = "Play" -- I don't know how to speak spanish obv but you can use google translate if you want
end

SpanishButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(ChangingToSpanish)
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#6

What do you mean by “use a translator for this” ?

#7

Did my solution work?
are there any errors?

#8

use a translator to convert all the words into spanish

#9

Id probably just read through this, I don’t know if this is similar to what you’re looking for but it might help

#10

first make a module w/ with the languages

local langmodule = {
   english = {
      "hello ",
      "world!",
      "english"
   },
   spanish = {
      "hola ",
      "mundo!",
      "español"
   }
}
return langmodule

now put a localscript w/ the button function

local lang = require() -- put the module direction on the "()" ex: require(script.langmod)
local languageid = 0 -- default (none)

local testbutton, changebutton = script.Parent.ButtonA, script.Parent.ButtonB -- this is a example but you can put other buttons

function checkem()
   local transform = {[true]=1,[false]=0}
   languageid = transform[(languageid<2)]+1 -- operative (true = 2, false = 1)
   
   local current = lang[languageid]
   changebutton.Text = current[3] -- updates the text

--[[
NOTE: you can simplify it
   local transform = {[true]=2,[false]=1}
   languageid = transform[(languageid<2)]
]]
end

checkem() -- update the langid state

testbutton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
   local current = lang[languageid]
   print(current[1] .. current[2]) -- id[1]: hello world!, id[2]: hola mundo!
end)

changebutton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(checkem)
#11

Seems like it would work but it will be super long. But oh well ig

#12

I still don’t understand what you are trying to tell me.

Edit: I found this online: “Translator” is this what you mean?

#13

Yeah, all you have to do is translate the text, then script the button so it changes into that translated text.