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translateTo

Function: translateTo()

Use this function to translate a value according to the application running and the language name supplied. 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)

ArgumentTypeDescription
languageStringThe short code of the language (to match what's in the Language object).
valueStringA string of characters to be translated
arg0...NStringA collection of strings which will replace the characters "{n}" in the final translations

Examples

translateTo("fr_FR","Monday")

Returns the string "Lundi", where the application has a translation table which translates "Monday" to "Lundi" for the language "French (Fr_fr)" .


translate("fr_FR","Doctors","Fred", "Sally")


Returns the string "Docteurs Fred et Sally" where the application has a translation table which translates "Doctors" to "Docteurs {0}s et {1}" for the language "French(FR_fr)".

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