WordPress and qTranslate – getting current language in functions.php

I am using qTranslate plugin with my WordPress site and now I have to detect the active language in the themes functions.php file. The detection function qtrans_getLanguage() is working, however, it always shows the default language (en) as active, even though I have it switched in the page itself. How can I detect the language in function file?

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  1. This worked for me:

    if (qtrans_getLanguage() == 'en') {
      // english
      print "Hello world!"; 
    } elseif (qtrans_getLanguage() == 'es') {
      // spanish
      print "Hola Mundo!"; 
    }
    

    Notice that this has changed in qTranslate X (the new version):

    if (qtranxf_getLanguage() == 'en') {
      // english
      print "Hello world!"; 
    } elseif (qtranxf_getLanguage() == 'es') {
      // spanish
      print "Hola Mundo!";
    }
    

    There is also some compatibility functions in the plugin options according to this

    To apply this code you need some PHP knowledge, it is used to translate exact parts of your WordPress Theme