gettext

gettext

Lookup a message in the current domain

string **gettext** string $message

Looks up a message in the current domain.

messageThe message being translated.

Returns a translated if one is found in the translation table, or the submitted message if not found. string

Voorbeeld: -check

<?php
// Set language to German
putenv('LC_ALL=de_DE');
setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE');

// Specify location of translation tables
bindtextdomain("myPHPApp", "./locale");

// Choose domain
textdomain("myPHPApp");

// Translation is looking for in ./locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/myPHPApp.mo now

// Print a test message
echo gettext("Welcome to My PHP Application");

// Or use the alias _() for gettext()
echo _("Have a nice day");
?>

Opmerking: > You may use the underscore character '_' as an alias to this function.

Opmerking: > Setting a language isn't enough for some systems and the should be used to define the current locale. putenv

_``setlocale