translation.md

Translation

• Configuration
• Language Files
• Basic Usage

Configuration

The language configuration is stored in app/config/app.php are:

locale - The default locale that will be used by the translation. Example: "en", "es", etc.

locales - The available locales for translation. Example:

'locales' => array(
    'en' => 'English', 
    'es' => 'Español',
),

Language Files

Language strings are stored in files within the app/lang directory. Within this directory there should be a subdirectory for each language supported by your website.

/app
    /lang
        /en
            main.php
        /es
            main.php

Basic Usage

Retrieving Lines From A Language File

echo Lang::get('main.login');
// OR
echo trans('main.login');
// OR
_e('main.login'); // <=> echo trans('main.login');

The first segment of the string passed to the get method or trans/_e functions is the name of the language file, and the second is the name of the line that should be retrieved.

Making Replacements In Lines

You may also define place-holders in your language lines:

'welcome' => 'Howdy, :name !',

Then, pass a second argument of replacements to the Lang::get method or trans/_e functions:

echo trans('main.welcome', array('name' => 'User'));

This will output: Howdy, User !