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About PluralTranslate()

OniaOnia New
edited February 2013 in Localization

Could someone tell me how to localize the following strings?

\applications\vanilla\views\discussions\helper_functions.php

 printf(PluralTranslate($Discussion->CountComments, 
               '%s comment html', '%s comments html', '%s comment', '%s comments'),
               BigPlural($Discussion->CountComments, '%s comment'));

my language pack:

$Definition['%s comment'] = '%s XXXX';
$Definition['%s comments'] = '%s XXXX';

It didn't work.

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  • KasperKasper Scholar of the Bits Copenhagen Vanilla Staff
    Answer ✓

    Here's the function:

    function PluralTranslate($Number, $Singular, $Plural, $SingularDefault = FALSE, $PluralDefault = FALSE) {
        if ($Number == 1)
            return T($Singular, $SingularDefault);
        else
            return T($Plural, $PluralDefault);
    }
    

    Meaning that your locale definitions should look like this:

    $Definition['%s comment html'] = '%s XXXX';
    $Definition['%s comments html'] = '%s XXXX';
    

    Why is that? Because the $Singular and $Plural variables are the ones being used as identifiers in the PluralTranslate function (e.g. T($Singular, $SingularDefault).

    Kasper Kronborg Isager (kasperisager) | Freelance Developer @Vanilla | Hit me up: Google Mail or Vanilla Mail | Find me on GitHub

Answers

  • KasperKasper Scholar of the Bits Copenhagen Vanilla Staff
    Answer ✓

    Here's the function:

    function PluralTranslate($Number, $Singular, $Plural, $SingularDefault = FALSE, $PluralDefault = FALSE) {
        if ($Number == 1)
            return T($Singular, $SingularDefault);
        else
            return T($Plural, $PluralDefault);
    }
    

    Meaning that your locale definitions should look like this:

    $Definition['%s comment html'] = '%s XXXX';
    $Definition['%s comments html'] = '%s XXXX';
    

    Why is that? Because the $Singular and $Plural variables are the ones being used as identifiers in the PluralTranslate function (e.g. T($Singular, $SingularDefault).

    Kasper Kronborg Isager (kasperisager) | Freelance Developer @Vanilla | Hit me up: Google Mail or Vanilla Mail | Find me on GitHub

  • @kasperisager Solved! Thanks for your help.

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