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Asked: 2026-06-07T02:27:10+00:00

Following is the my code for getting direction detail.. <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=content-type content=text/html;

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Following is the my code for getting direction detail..

<html> 
<head> 
   <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> 
   <title>Google Maps API v3 Directions Example</title> 
   <script type="text/javascript" 
           src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
</head> 
<body style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"> 
   <div style="width: 600px;">
     <div id="map" style="width: 280px; height: 400px; float: left;"></div> 
     <div id="panel" style="width: 300px; float: right;"></div> 
   </div>

   <script type="text/javascript"> 

     var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
     var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();

     var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
       zoom:7,
       mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
     });

     directionsDisplay.setMap(map);
     directionsDisplay.setPanel(document.getElementById('panel'));

     var request = {
       origin: 'Chicago', 
       destination: 'New York',
       travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
     };

     directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
       if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
         directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
       }
     });
   </script> 
</body> 
</html>

you can run this code in your browser.

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Now i want to translate those direction information in other language like Greek, German, Russian, etc.. is there any option available in direction API to give language code and based on that it gives response.. i know Google translator is available but i don’t know how to use it with it.

Please HELP !!

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you already know the language you need prior to showing the map, you can load specific language maps:

    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&language=ja">

    There is also a list of supported languages per API version.

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