i18n

Summary

Marks a string for translation.

Usage

input|i18n( [ context [, comment [, arguments ] ] ] )

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
context	string	The context to which the string belongs.	No.
comment	string	A comment describing the text.	No.
arguments	hash	An associative array of arguments in the input parameter.	No.

Returns

A string containing a translated version of the input parameter.

Description

This operator makes it possible to translate static strings that are defined in various templates. It is typically useful to ensure that the HTML interface is available in several languages in a multilanguage scenario.

The operator takes three optional parameters: "context", "comment" and "arguments". The "context" parameter can be used to specify a group to which the input parameter should be related. This is typically useful when there are a lot of strings that need to be structured/grouped. The "comment" parameter makes it possible to add additional comment which can help the person responsible for doing the actual translation. A comment could for example be "Button label" - revealing what that mysterious string actually is. The "arguments" parameter makes it possible to mix dynamic text into the translations. Please refer to "Example 2" for a demonstration of this feature.

Examples

Example 1

{"This is a test"|i18n}

Outputs "This is a test" translated to the current language.

Example 2

{def $number=5}
{"Please enter %number characters."|i18n( '', '', hash( '%number', $number ) )}

Outputs "Please enter 5 characters.", the %number will be dynamically replaced by the variable.

Example 3

{"Are you sure you want to remove these items?"|i18n('design/standard/node')}

Outputs "Are you sure you want to remove these items?" translated to the current language. The translation is taken from the context block named "design/standard/node" located in the appropriate translation file.

For example, let's say that the "translation.ts" file located in the "share/translations/ita-IT/" directory of your eZ publish installation contains the following lines:

<context>
<name>design/standard/node</name>
 ...
<message>
<source>Are you sure you want to remove these items?</source>
<translation>Sei sicuro di voler rimuovere questi elementi?</translation>
</message>
 ...
</context>

If your current system locale is "ita-IT" (as specified in the " Locale" setting located in the "[RegionalSettings]" section of the "settings/site.ini" configuration file or its override) then the following output is produced: "Sei sicuro di voler rimuovere questi elementi?"