--- a/QScintilla/Editor.py	Thu Dec 01 19:22:06 2016 +0100
+++ b/QScintilla/Editor.py	Sat Dec 03 15:05:49 2016 +0100
@@ -1640,6 +1640,15 @@
                 elif lang == "Python3":
                     lang = "Python 3"
         return lang
+    
+    def getApiLanguage(self):
+        """
+        Public method to get the API language of the editor.
+        
+        @return API language
+        @rtype str
+        """
+        return self.apiLanguage
         
     def __bindCompleter(self, filename):
         """