Good way to create script supporting translations?

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bizir
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Good way to create script supporting translations?

Post by bizir » Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:58 am

I'm creating an open-source cms and was just wondering that which is the best way to add localizations? I already decided to have them in files similar to lang.en.php. I would assume arrays, but in which form?

$lang['xyz'] = "Text goes here!";

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$lang['Text goes here!'] = "Translated text!";
Or should I create my custom parser and add localizations to a file, like this:

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"Text goes here!" = "Translated text!";
And then just parse it.
What would you suggest? I tried to search but no results for me.

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Re: Good way to create script supporting translations?

Post by infograf768 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:33 pm

I do not think posting such a question in Joomla forums will get any reply. ;)
We do not use .php files for language translations since 1.5 and switched to native php .ini parsing in 2.5.
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Re: Good way to create script supporting translations?

Post by lisablaker82 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:48 am

Oh, was planning to ask questions on the same line regarding translations. Thanks for the information infograf768. :)


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