Internationalization Global Functions

loadLanguage

• Overview:
  • Replace the current language (locale) with a new one.
• Syntax:
  • loadLanguage("English")
• Parameters:
  • language id [string] as in I18n::LoadLanguage
• Returns:
• Notes:

getLanguageID

• Overview:
  • Return identifier of the current language (locale) in use.
• Syntax:
  • id = getLanguageID()
• Parameters:
• Returns:
  • language id [string] as in I18n::LoadLanguage
• Notes:

translate

• Overview:
  • Translate a phrase, possibly containing variables, into the current language.
• Syntax:
  • str = translate("Hello, world")
  • str = translate("Hello, would you like $n $noun?", 15, i18n.Noun("turnip"))
• Parameters:
  • phrase id [string]
  • any number of extra parameters, matching the $variables in the phrase
• Notes:
  • String parameters should be annotated via one of the i18n.Noun(str), i18n.Name(str) and i18n.Raw(str) functions before being passed to translate. (Unfortunately, I cannot remember precisely why...)