localize

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Description

Description:

Used to internationalize text messages. A string is returned from Stringtable.csv (or Stringtable.xml) which corresponds to the stringName.

Groups:

StringsLocalization

Syntax

Syntax:

localize stringName

Parameters:

stringName: String - String which leads to localisation. Casing does not matter. Since Arma 3 v2.04 a string starting with "$" is supported as well

Return Value:

String - Text found in corresponding entry in stringtable file. If the key could not be found an empty string "" is returned and an entry is added to .rpt file, for example String STR_DN_SNAKE not found

Examples

Example 1:

hint localize "STR_WEST"; // Returns "BLUFOR"

Example 2:

hint format ["Go %1", localize "STR_Q_NORTH"]; // Returns "Go North"

Example 3:

hint format [ localize "STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON", // "STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON" contains "Drop %1" localize "STR_SN_RIFLE" // "STR_SN_RIFLE" contains "Rifle" ]; // Returns "Drop Rifle"

Example 4:

localize "$STR_USRACT_ADJUST"; // Since Arma 3 v2.04, Returns "Adjust"

Additional Information

See also:

isLocalized diag_localized getTextRaw BIS_fnc_localize WFSideText parseText Stringtable.csv Stringtable.xml

Notes

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Posted on September 12, 2014 - 11:55 (UTC)

Killzone Kid

The command localize will strip all HTML tags from your stringtable.xml entries, however there is a way to trick it by substituting tags with HTML code instead:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Key ID="STR_TEST_KK">
	<Original><![CDATA[<t color='#ff0000'>This doesn't work</t>]]></Original>
</Key>
<Key ID="STR_TEST_KK2">
	<Original>&lt;t color='#ff0000'&gt;This works&lt;/t&gt;</Original>
</Key>

hint parseText localize "str_test_kk"; // no change of colour hint parseText localize "str_test_kk2"; // hint content is in red