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Add a language control

Add a language control to change the map's language.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
        <script src="https://cdn.smartmaps.cloud/packages/smartmaps/smartmaps-gl/v2/umd/smartmaps-gl.min.js"></script>
        <style>
            html,
            body {
                height: 100vh;
                margin: 0;
                padding: 0;
            }

            #map {
                height: 100%;
            }
        </style>
    </head>

    <body>
        <div id="map"></div>
        <script>
            const map = new smartmapsgl.Map({
                apiKey: "INSERT API-KEY",
                container: "map",
                center: { lat: 49.02164948779226, lng: 8.439330018049352 },
                zoom: 3,
                style: smartmapsgl.MapStyle.AUTO,

                // boolean | LanguageControlOptions
                languageControl: {

                    // Specifies the default language for the control interface (e.g., 'de' for German).
                    controlLanguage: "de",

                    // List of all supported languages that can be selected through a drop-down menu.
                    // The user can choose from these languages.
                    selectedLanguages: ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'es']
                }
            });
        </script>
    </body>
</html>