Multi-language support

Display a map with labels in a foreign language

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.api.here.com/v3/3.0/mapsjs-ui.css">
<!-- SCRIPTS -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.api.here.com/v3/3.0/mapsjs-core.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.api.here.com/v3/3.0/mapsjs-service.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.api.here.com/v3/3.0/mapsjs-ui.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.api.here.com/v3/3.0/mapsjs-mapevents.js"></script>

<!-- BODY -->
<h1>Multi-language support</h1>
<p>This example displays a movable map initially centered over <b>Hong Kong</b> (<i>22.2917°N, 114.1872°E</i>) with map labels in simplified Chinese.</p>
<hr/>
<div id="map" style="width: 600px; height: 400px; background: grey"></div>

CSS

code, h1, h2, h3{
  color: #124191;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
body {
  font-family:"Lucida Grande",Tahoma,sans-serif;
  color: rgb(102, 102, 102);
  font-size: 80%;
}
b, strong {
  color: black;
}
code {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 120%;
}

JavaScript

/**
 * Switches the map language to simplified Chinese
 *
 * @param  {H.Map} map      A HERE Map instance within the application
 * @pama   {H.service.Platform} platform    A stub class to access HERE services
 */
function switchMapLanguage(map, platform){
  var mapTileService = platform.getMapTileService({
      type: 'base'
    }),
    // Our layer will load tiles from the HERE Map Tile API
    chineseMapLayer = mapTileService.createTileLayer(
      'maptile',
      'normal.day',
      256,
      'png8',
      {lg: 'CHI'}
    );
  map.setBaseLayer(chineseMapLayer);

  // Display default UI components on the map and change default
  // language to simplified Chinese.
  // Besides supported language codes you can also specify your custom translation
  // using H.ui.i18n.Localization.
  var ui = H.ui.UI.createDefault(map, defaultLayers, 'zh-CN');

  // Remove not needed settings control
  ui.removeControl('mapsettings');
}





/**
 * Boilerplate map initialization code starts below:
 */

//Step 1: initialize communication with the platform
var platform = new H.service.Platform({
  app_id: 'DemoAppId01082013GAL',
  app_code: 'AJKnXv84fjrb0KIHawS0Tg',
  useCIT: true,
  useHTTPS: true
});
var defaultLayers = platform.createDefaultLayers();

//Step 2: initialize a map - this map is centered over Hong Kong.
var map = new H.Map(document.getElementById('map'),
  defaultLayers.normal.map,{
  center: {lat:22.2783, lng:114.1588},
  zoom: 12
});

//Step 3: make the map interactive
// MapEvents enables the event system
// Behavior implements default interactions for pan/zoom (also on mobile touch environments)
var behavior = new H.mapevents.Behavior(new H.mapevents.MapEvents(map));

// Now use the map as required...
switchMapLanguage(map , platform);

$('head').append('<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.api.here.com/v3/3.0/mapsjs-ui.css" type="text/css" />');