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| Used to internationalise text messages.
| Used to internationalise text messages. A string is returned from [[Stringtable.csv]] (or stringtable.xml) which corresponds to the ''stringName''. |= Description
 
A string is returned from [[Stringtable.csv]] which corresponds to the stringName. |= Description
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|p1= stringName: [[String]] |= Parameter 1
|p1= stringName: [[String]] |= Parameter 1


| [[String]] found in corresponding entry in stringtable.csv |= Return value
| [[String]] - text found in corresponding entry in stringtable file |= Return value


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|x1= <pre>hint localize "STR_WEST"; // -> "BLUFOR" (in Arma2)</pre> |= Example 1
|x1= <code>[[hint]] [[localize]] "STR_WEST"; // -> "BLUFOR" (in Arma2)</code> |= Example 1
|x2= <pre>hint format ["Go %1",localize "STR_Q_NORTH"]; // -> "Go North"</pre> |= Example 2
|x2= <code>[[hint]] [[format]] ["Go %1", [[localize]] "STR_Q_NORTH"]; // -> "Go North"</code> |= Example 2
|x3= <pre>hint format [localize "STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON",localize "STR_SN_RIFLE"]; // -> "Drop Rifle"</pre>
|x3= <code>[[hint]] [[format]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[localize]] "STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON", [[localize]] "STR_SN_RIFLE"]; // -> "Drop Rifle"
(STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON contains "Drop %1", STR_SN_RIFLE contains "Rifle" |= Example 3
// STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON contains "Drop %1", STR_SN_RIFLE contains "Rifle"</code> |= Example 3


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| [[Stringtable.csv File Format]] |= See also
| [[isLocalized]], [[Stringtable.csv File Format]] |= See also


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Revision as of 14:47, 17 August 2014

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Description

Description:
Used to internationalise text messages. A string is returned from Stringtable.csv (or stringtable.xml) which corresponds to the stringName.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
localize stringName
Parameters:
stringName: String
Return Value:
String - text found in corresponding entry in stringtable file

Examples

Example 1:
hint localize "STR_WEST"; // -> "BLUFOR" (in Arma2)
Example 2:
hint format ["Go %1", localize "STR_Q_NORTH"]; // -> "Go North"
Example 3:
hint format [localize "STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON", localize "STR_SN_RIFLE"]; // -> "Drop Rifle" // STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON contains "Drop %1", STR_SN_RIFLE contains "Rifle"

Additional Information

See also:
isLocalizedStringtable.csv File Format

Notes

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