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# gettext

(PHP 3 >= 3.0.7, PHP 4, PHP 5)

gettext -- Lookup a message in the current domain

## Description

string gettext ( string message )

This function returns a translated string if one is found in the translation table, or the submitted message if not found. You may use the underscore character '_' as an alias to this function.

Example 1. gettext()-check
`<?php // Set language to German setlocale(LC_ALL, 'de_DE'); // Specify location of translation tables bindtextdomain("myPHPApp", "./locale"); // Choose domain textdomain("myPHPApp"); // Translation is looking for in ./locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/myPHPApp.mo now // Print a test message echo gettext("Welcome to My PHP Application"); // Or use the alias _() for gettext() echo _("Have a nice day"); ?>`

See also setlocale().

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