[1.5.x] Fixed #20335 - Documented the {% language %} template tag.

Thanks bmispelon for the suggestion and djangsters for the patch.

Backport of 96cabba808 from master
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@ -694,6 +694,31 @@ or with the ``{#`` ... ``#}`` :ref:`one-line comment constructs <template-commen
msgid "Ambiguous translatable block of text"
msgstr ""
.. templatetag:: language
Switching language in templates
-------------------------------
If you want to select a language within a template, you can use the
``language`` template tag:
.. code-block:: html+django
{% load i18n %}
{% get_current_language as LANGUAGE_CODE %}
<!-- Current language: {{ LANGUAGE_CODE }} -->
<p>{% trans "Welcome to our page" %}</p>
{% language 'en' %}
{% get_current_language as LANGUAGE_CODE %}
<!-- Current language: {{ LANGUAGE_CODE }} -->
<p>{% trans "Welcome to our page" %}</p>
{% endlanguage %}
While the first occurrence of "Welcome to our page" uses the current language,
the second will always be in English.
.. _template-translation-vars:
Other tags
@ -1098,13 +1123,11 @@ active language. Example::
.. _reversing_in_templates:
.. templatetag:: language
Reversing in templates
----------------------
If localized URLs get reversed in templates they always use the current
language. To link to a URL in another language use the ``language``
language. To link to a URL in another language use the :ttag:`language`
template tag. It enables the given language in the enclosed template section:
.. code-block:: html+django