I am really new in JavaScript and I was wondering which object on JS I could use to translate (on language) certain identified items when I click a link. For example, when I click a link that says:
Translate to German
All the page will translate to german.
I understand that I can use getElementByID, but I don't really know specifically how.
You can use Google Translate. Here's an example (taken from W3Schools):
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<body>
<h1>My Web Page</h1>
<p>Hello everybody!</p>
<p>Translate this page:</p>
<div id="google_translate_element"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
function googleTranslateElementInit() {
new google.translate.TranslateElement({
pageLanguage: 'en',
includedLanguages: 'de,en' // remove this line if you want to include all languages
},'google_translate_element');
}
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script>
<p>You can translate the content of this page by selecting a language in the select box.</p>
</body>
</html>
See it live here