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LanguageCode Criterion
The LanguageCode Search Criterion searches for content based on whether it's translated into the selected language.
Arguments
- value- string(s) representing the language codes to search for
- (optional) matchAlwaysAvailable- bool representing whether content with thealwaysAvailableflag should be returned even if it doesn't contain the selected language (defaulttrue)
Example
PHP
|  | $query->query = new Criterion\LanguageCode('ger-DE', false);
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REST API
Use case
You can use the LanguageCode Criterion to search for articles that are lacking a translation
into a specific language:
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18 | $query = new LocationQuery;
$query->query = new Criterion\LogicalAnd([
    new Criterion\ContentTypeIdentifier('article'),
    new Criterion\LogicalNot(
        new Criterion\LanguageCode('ger-DE', false)
    )
    ]
);
$results = $this->searchService->findContent($query);
$articles = [];
foreach ($results->searchHits as $searchHit) {
    $articles[] = $searchHit;
}
return $this->render('list/articles_to_translate.html.twig', [
    'articles' => $articles,
]);
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