How to get current locale in the controller

Question

I'm struggling to get current locale code from the controller, I would use craft.locale in the template, but craft()->locale does not do the trick.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

craft.locale from a template goes to the locale() method of the CraftVariable class, which just calls craft()->language from PHP, which you could use.

Answer 2

You could easily create a hidden input and set the value to <input type="hidden" name="locale" value="{{ craft.locale }}"> and import that into the controller via $locale = craft()->request->getPost('locale'); This will allow you to know the current selected locale in the CP.