How to transliterate from english to other language using Google Transliterate API?

By: Mohamed Rasik

21 February 2016

Html JavaScript

In this article you will learn about Google Transliterate API and how to handle and use it.

Create a html page with name as translitrate.htm and Load the JavaScript API. To begin using the Transliterate API, include the following script in the header of your web page.

<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/jsapi">
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        // Load the Google Transliterate API
        google.load("elements", "1", {
            packages: "transliteration"
        });

        function onLoad() {
            var options = {
                sourceLanguage:
                google.elements.transliteration.LanguageCode.ENGLISH,
                destinationLanguage:
                [google.elements.transliteration.LanguageCode.TAMIL],
                shortcutKey: 'ctrl+g',
                transliterationEnabled: true
            };

            // Create an instance on TransliterationControl with the required
            // options.
            var control =
            new google.elements.transliteration.TransliterationControl(options);

            // Enable transliteration in the textbox

            control.makeTransliteratable(['transliterateTextarea']);
        }
        google.setOnLoadCallback(onLoad);
    </script>    
  </head>
  <body>  
    <span> English to Tamil </span><br>
    <textarea id="transliterateTextarea" rows="6" cols="10"  style="width:600px;height:100px"></textarea>
  </body>
</html>

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