language

Sets the programming language used by a project.

language ("lang")

Parameters

lang is the language identifier. Some languages require a module for full support.

Language	Module
C	Built-in; always available
C++	Built-in; always available
C#	Built-in; always available
F#	Built-in; always available

Applies To

Project configurations.

Availability

C, C++, and C# are available in Premake 4.0 or later. Others are 5.0.0-alpha1 or later.

Examples

Set the project language to C++.

language "C++"

Set the project language to C#

language "C#"