Php/docs/function.gettext
gettext
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
gettext — Lookup a message in the current domain
Description
gettext
( string $message
) : string
Looks up a message in the current domain.
Parameters
message- The message being translated.
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 Germanputenv('LC_ALL=de_DE');setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE');// Specify location of translation tablesbindtextdomain("myPHPApp", "./locale");// Choose domaintextdomain("myPHPApp");// Translation is looking for in ./locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/myPHPApp.mo now// Print a test messageecho 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.
Note:
Setting a language isn't enough for some systems and the putenv() should be used to define the current locale.
