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translate(value) Will translate the value according to the application running and the current user's locale |
Function: translate()
Will translate the Use this function to translate a value according to the application running and the current user's locale. It can additionally have extra parameters that will not be translated.
When the string is translated, any %s in the translated string will be replaced with each of the extra parameters in order.
Syntax
translate(value, arg0,.....argN)
| Argument | Type | Description |
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| value | String | A string of characters to be translated |
| arg0...N | String | A collection of strings which will replace the characters "{n}" in the final translations |
Examples
translate("Monday")
Returns the string "Lundi" where the current user has the locale France, with the language "French (FR_fr)", and the application has a translation table which translates "Monday" to "Lundi" for the language "French (Fr_fr)" .
Returns the string "Montag" where the current user has the locale Germany, with the language "German(DE_de)" and the application has a translation table which translates "Monday" to "Montag" for the language "German(DE_de)".
translate("Doctors","Fred", "Sally")
Returns the string "Docteurs Fred et Sally" where the current user has the locale France, with the language "French (FR_fr)", and the application has a translation table which translates "Doctors" to "Docteurs {0}s et {1}" for the language "French(FR_fr)".
Returns the string "Docteurs Sally et Fred" where the current user has the locale France, with the language "French (FR_fr)", and the application has a translation table which translates "Doctors" to "Docteurs {1}s et {0}" for the language "French(FR_fr)".