gettext

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL axis2:0.1.0-0.1.1)

gettext — Lookup a message in the current domain

Description

string gettext ( string $message )

Looks up a message in the current domain.

Parameters

message

Return Values

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

Examples

Example #1 gettext()-check


<?php

// Set language to German

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");

?>

Notes

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