dgettext
Name
dgettext — Performs a message lookup using the
specified domain.
Synopsis
string dgettext
(domain, message);
string domain: Domain to use
for this message lookup
string message: Message to
translate
Returns
The translated message, if a translation can be found;
otherwise, the original message
Description
dgettext() allows the default text domain to be
overridden for a single message lookup. If a translation
for the message can be found in the given domain, it will
be returned. Otherwise, the message will be returned.
Version
PHP Version: 3.0.7+, 4+
Example
Example 455. Basic use of
dgettext()
// Assume that several text domains have already been defined
// Look up a single message in a specified text domain using dgettext
print dgettext ('alternate_domain', 'Ann Quinn is so nice.');
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