# rtl-detect
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This library will help you to detect if the locale is right-to-left language or not.
## Usage
### require rtl-detect lib
```js
var rtlDetect = require('rtl-detect');
```
### isRtlLang
This function will check if the locale is right-to-left language or not.
Examples:
```js
var isRtl = rtlDetect.isRtlLang('ar-JO');
// isRtl will be true
```
```js
var isRtl = rtlDetect.isRtlLang('ar_JO');
// isRtl will be true
```
```js
var isRtl = rtlDetect.isRtlLang('ar');
// isRtl will be true
```
```js
var isRtl = rtlDetect.isRtlLang('en-US');
// isRtl will be false
```
### getLangDir
This function will get language direction for the locale.
Examples:
```js
var langDir = rtlDetect.getLangDir('ar-JO');
// langDir will be 'rtl'
```
```js
var langDir = rtlDetect.getLangDir('ar_JO');
// langDir will be 'rtl'
```
```js
var langDir = rtlDetect.getLangDir('ar');
// langDir will be 'rtl'
```
```js
var langDir = rtlDetect.getLangDir('en-US');
// langDir will be 'ltr'
```
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