languages.php File Reference

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Namespaces
	Elgg\Core
	Activate a plugin or plugins.

Functions
	elgg_echo ($message_key, $args=array(), $language="")
	Given a message key, returns an appropriately translated full-text string. More...
	add_translation ($country_code, $language_array)
	Add a translation. More...
	get_current_language ()
	Detect the current language being used by the current site or logged in user. More...
	get_language ()
	Gets the current language in use by the system or user. More...
	_elgg_load_translations_for_language ($language)
	Load both core and plugin translations for a specific language. More...
	register_translations ($path, $load_all=false)
	When given a full path, finds translation files and loads them. More...
	_elgg_register_translations_for_language ($path, $language)
	When given a full path, finds translation files for a language and loads them. More...
	reload_all_translations ()
	Reload all translations from all registered paths. More...
	get_installed_translations ()
	Return an array of installed translations as an associative array "two letter code" => "native language name". More...
	get_language_completeness ($language)
	Return the level of completeness for a given language code (compared to english) More...
	get_missing_language_keys ($language)
	Return the translation keys missing from a given language, or those that are identical to the english version. More...

Function Documentation

_elgg_load_translations_for_language()

_elgg_load_translations_for_language

(

$language

)

Load both core and plugin translations for a specific language.

This can be used to load translations on-demand in case we need to translate something to a language not loaded by default for the current user.

Parameters

$language

Language code

Returns

bool

Since

1.9.4

Exceptions

PluginException

@access private

Definition at line 74 of file languages.php.

_elgg_register_translations_for_language()

_elgg_register_translations_for_language	(		$path,
			$language
	)

When given a full path, finds translation files for a language and loads them.

This function was added in 1.9.4 to make it possible to load translations for individual languages on-demand. This is needed in order to send notifications in the recipient's language (see #3151 and #7241).

@access private

Since

1.9.4

Parameters

string	$path	Full path of the directory (with trailing slash)
string	$language	Language code

Returns

bool success

Definition at line 161 of file languages.php.

add_translation()

add_translation	(		$country_code,
			$language_array
	)

Add a translation.

Translations are arrays in the Zend Translation array format, eg:

$english = array('message1' => 'message1', 'message2' => 'message2'); $german = array('message1' => 'Nachricht1','message2' => 'Nachricht2');

Parameters

string	$country_code	Standard country code (eg 'en', 'nl', 'es')
array	$language_array	Formatted array of strings

Returns

bool Depending on success

Definition at line 38 of file languages.php.

elgg_echo()

elgg_echo	(		$message_key,
			$args = array(),
			$language = ""
	)

Given a message key, returns an appropriately translated full-text string.

Parameters

string	$message_key	The short message code
array	$args	An array of arguments to pass through vsprintf().
string	$language	Optionally, the standard language code (defaults to site/user default, then English)

Returns

string Either the translated string, the English string, or the original language string.

Examples

/root/Elgg/engine/lib/output.php, and /root/Elgg/engine/lib/views.php.

Definition at line 21 of file languages.php.

get_current_language()

get_current_language

(

)

Detect the current language being used by the current site or logged in user.

Returns

string The language code for the site/user or "en" if not set

Definition at line 47 of file languages.php.

get_installed_translations()

get_installed_translations

(

)

Return an array of installed translations as an associative array "two letter code" => "native language name".

Returns

array

Definition at line 213 of file languages.php.

get_language()

get_language

(

)

Gets the current language in use by the system or user.

Returns

string The language code (eg "en") or false if not set

Definition at line 56 of file languages.php.

get_language_completeness()

get_language_completeness

(

$language

)

Return the level of completeness for a given language code (compared to english)

Parameters

string

$language

Language

Returns

int

Definition at line 224 of file languages.php.

get_missing_language_keys()

get_missing_language_keys

(

$language

)

Return the translation keys missing from a given language, or those that are identical to the english version.

Parameters

string

$language

The language

Returns

mixed

Definition at line 236 of file languages.php.

register_translations()

register_translations	(		$path,
			$load_all = false
	)

When given a full path, finds translation files and loads them.

Parameters

string	$path	Full path
bool	$load_all	If true all languages are loaded, if false only the current language + en are loaded

Returns

bool success

Definition at line 140 of file languages.php.

reload_all_translations()

reload_all_translations

(

)

Reload all translations from all registered paths.

This is only called by functions which need to know all possible translations.

Returns

void

Definition at line 203 of file languages.php.