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Update InputLanguage.xml
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<summary>Gets the name of the current keyboard layout as it appears in the regional settings of the operating system on the computer.</summary>
<value>The name of the layout.</value>
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## Examples
The following code example gets the culture associated with the current input language and displays the culture name.

First, <xref:System.Windows.Forms.InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage%2A> is called to get the current input language. Then, <xref:System.Windows.Forms.InputLanguage.Culture%2A> is called to get the culture information for this input language. Finally, <xref:System.Globalization.CultureInfo.EnglishName%2A> is retrieved and displayed in a text box.
In the following example, <xref:System.Windows.Forms.InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage%2A> is called to get the current input language. Then, <xref:System.Windows.Forms.InputLanguage.LayoutName%2A> is called to get the keyboard layout name and display it in a text box.

:::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Winforms/Classic InputLanguage.LayoutName Example/CPP/source.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
:::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System.Windows.Forms/InputLanguage/LayoutName/source.cs" id="Snippet1":::
:::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/System.Windows.Forms/InputLanguage/LayoutName/source.vb" id="Snippet1":::
:::code language="cpp" source="~/snippets/cpp/VS_Snippets_Winforms/Classic InputLanguage.LayoutName Example/CPP/source.cpp" id="Snippet1":::
:::code language="csharp" source="~/snippets/csharp/System.Windows.Forms/InputLanguage/LayoutName/source.cs" id="Snippet1":::
:::code language="vb" source="~/snippets/visualbasic/System.Windows.Forms/InputLanguage/LayoutName/source.vb" id="Snippet1":::

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