Text

Text handling class.

since

1.7.0

Methods

_

Translates a string into the current language.

_(string $string, mixed $jsSafe = false, boolean $interpretBackSlashes = true, boolean $script = false) : string
static

Examples: <script>alert(Joomla.JText._('<?php echo Text::_("JDEFAULT", array("script"=>true)); ?>'));</script> will generate an alert message containing 'Default' <?php echo Text::_("JDEFAULT"); ?> will generate a 'Default' string

since

1.7.0

Arguments

$string

stringThe string to translate.

$jsSafe

mixedBoolean: Make the result javascript safe.

$interpretBackSlashes

booleanTo interpret backslashes (\=\, \n=carriage return, \t=tabulation)

$script

booleanTo indicate that the string will be push in the javascript language store

Response

stringThe translated string or the key if $script is true

alt

Translates a string into the current language.

alt(string $string, string $alt, mixed $jsSafe = false, boolean $interpretBackSlashes = true, boolean $script = false) : string
static

Examples: <?php echo Text::alt('JALL', 'language'); ?> will generate a 'All' string in English but a "Toutes" string in French <?php echo Text::alt('JALL', 'module'); ?> will generate a 'All' string in English but a "Tous" string in French

since

1.7.0

Arguments

$string

stringThe string to translate.

$alt

stringThe alternate option for global string

$jsSafe

mixedBoolean: Make the result javascript safe.

$interpretBackSlashes

booleanTo interpret backslashes (\=\, \n=carriage return, \t=tabulation)

$script

booleanTo indicate that the string will be pushed in the javascript language store

Response

stringThe translated string or the key if $script is true

getScriptStrings

Get the strings that have been loaded to the JavaScript language store.

getScriptStrings() : array
static
since

3.7.0

Response

array

passSprintf

Checks the string if it should be interpreted as sprintf and runs sprintf over it.

passSprintf( &$string, mixed $jsSafe = false, boolean $interpretBackSlashes = true, boolean $script = false) : boolean
static
since

3.4.4

Arguments

$string

$jsSafe

mixedBoolean: Make the result javascript safe.

$interpretBackSlashes

booleanTo interpret backslashes (\=\, \n=carriage return, \t=tabulation)

$script

booleanTo indicate that the string will be push in the javascript language store

Response

booleanWhether the string be interpreted as sprintf

plural

Like Text::sprintf but tries to pluralise the string.

plural(string $string, integer $n) : string
static

Note that this method can take a mixed number of arguments as for the sprintf function.

The last argument can take an array of options:

array('jsSafe'=>boolean, 'interpretBackSlashes'=>boolean, 'script'=>boolean)

where:

jsSafe is a boolean to generate a javascript safe strings. interpretBackSlashes is a boolean to interpret backslashes \->\, \n->new line, \t->tabulation. script is a boolean to indicate that the string will be push in the javascript language store.

Examples: <script>alert(Joomla.JText._('<?php echo Text::plural("COM_PLUGINS_N_ITEMS_UNPUBLISHED", 1, array("script"=>true)); ?>'));</script> will generate an alert message containing '1 plugin successfully disabled' <?php echo Text::plural('COM_PLUGINS_N_ITEMS_UNPUBLISHED', 1); ?> will generate a '1 plugin successfully disabled' string

since

1.7.0

Arguments

$string

stringThe format string.

$n

integerThe number of items

Response

stringThe translated strings or the key if 'script' is true in the array of options

printf

Passes a string thru an printf.

printf(string $string) : mixed
static

Note that this method can take a mixed number of arguments as for the sprintf function.

since

1.7.0

Arguments

$string

stringThe format string.

Response

mixed

script

Translate a string into the current language and stores it in the JavaScript language store.

script(string $string = null, boolean $jsSafe = false, boolean $interpretBackSlashes = true) : string
static
since

1.7.0

Arguments

$string

stringThe Text key.

$jsSafe

booleanEnsure the output is JavaScript safe.

$interpretBackSlashes

booleanInterpret \t and \n.

Response

string

sprintf

Passes a string thru a sprintf.

sprintf(string $string) : string
static

Note that this method can take a mixed number of arguments as for the sprintf function.

The last argument can take an array of options:

array('jsSafe'=>boolean, 'interpretBackSlashes'=>boolean, 'script'=>boolean)

where:

jsSafe is a boolean to generate a javascript safe strings. interpretBackSlashes is a boolean to interpret backslashes \->\, \n->new line, \t->tabulation. script is a boolean to indicate that the string will be push in the javascript language store.

since

1.7.0

Arguments

$string

stringThe format string.

Response

stringThe translated strings or the key if 'script' is true in the array of options.

Properties

strings

JavaScript strings

static
since

1.7.0

Type(s)

array