Lua:translate - Revision history

Leunsel: Syntax Highlighting.

2026-06-25T19:22:33Z

Syntax Highlighting.

Leunsel at 16:38, 21 June 2026

2026-06-21T16:38:01Z

TheyCallMeTim13: /* Related Functions */

2018-01-25T01:21:40Z

‎Related Functions

TheyCallMeTim13: moved translate to Lua:translate

2018-01-25T00:17:34Z

moved translate to Lua:translate

TheyCallMeTim13 at 13:44, 19 March 2017

2017-03-19T13:44:10Z

TheyCallMeTim13 at 02:06, 11 March 2017

2017-03-11T02:06:56Z

TheyCallMeTim13 at 02:21, 10 March 2017

2017-03-10T02:21:35Z

TheyCallMeTim13: Created page with ''''function''' translate(''String'') Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found. === Function Parameters === {|width="85%" cellpadding="…'

2017-03-10T02:19:08Z

Created page with ''''function''' translate(''String'') Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found. === Function Parameters === {|width="85%" cellpadding="…'

New page

'''function''' translate(''String'')

Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found.

=== Function Parameters ===

{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
!align="left"|Parameter
!align="left"|Type
!style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
|-
|String
|string
|The string to translate
|}

== See also ==
* [[Lua]]
* [[Help_File:Script engine|Script engine]]

=== Related Functions ===
* [[translateID]]
* [[ansiToUtf8]]
* [[utf8ToAnsi]]
* [[readString]]
* [[writeString]]
* [[readStringLocal]]
* [[writeStringLocal]]
* [[stringToByteTable]]
* [[wideStringToByteTable]]
* [[byteTableToString]]
* [[byteTableToWideString]]

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 ===Examples===
-<pre>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
 local text = translate("Health")
 print(text)
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>
-<pre>
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
 local originalText = "Mana"
 local translatedText = translate(originalText)
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
    print("Translation: " .. translatedText)
 end
-</pre>
+</syntaxhighlight>
 {{LuaSeeAlso}}
-=== Related Functions ===
+{{Strings}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Category:Lua]]
-'''function''' translate(''String'') ''':''' string
+{{CodeBox|'''function''' translate(''string'') ''':''' string}}
-Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found.
+Returns a translation of the given string.
-=== Function Parameters ===
+If no translation can be found, this function returns the original string unchanged.
-{|width="85%" cellpadding="10%" cellpadding="5%" cellspacing="0" border="0"
+===Function Parameters===
 !align="left"|Parameter
 !align="left"|Type
 !style="width: 80%;background-color:white;" align="left"|Description
 |-
 |String
-|string
+|The string to translate.
 |}
-== See also ==
+{{LuaSeeAlso}}
 === Related Functions ===

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 === Related Functions ===
-* [[translateID]]
+* [[Lua:translateID|translateID]]
-* [[getTranslationFolder]]
+* [[Lua:getTranslationFolder|getTranslationFolder]]
-* [[loadPOFile]]
+* [[Lua:loadPOFile|loadPOFile]]
-* [[ansiToUtf8]]
+* [[Lua:ansiToUtf8|ansiToUtf8]]
-* [[utf8ToAnsi]]
+* [[Lua:utf8ToAnsi|utf8ToAnsi]]
-* [[readString]]
+* [[Lua:readString|readString]]
-* [[writeString]]
+* [[Lua:writeString|writeString]]
-* [[readStringLocal]]
+* [[Lua:readStringLocal|readStringLocal]]
-* [[writeStringLocal]]
+* [[Lua:writeStringLocal|writeStringLocal]]
-* [[stringToByteTable]]
+* [[Lua:stringToByteTable|stringToByteTable]]
-* [[wideStringToByteTable]]
+* [[Lua:wideStringToByteTable|wideStringToByteTable]]
-* [[byteTableToString]]
+* [[Lua:byteTableToString|byteTableToString]]
-* [[byteTableToWideString]]
+* [[Lua:byteTableToWideString|byteTableToWideString]]

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		+	[[Category:Lua]]
	'''function''' translate(''String'') ''':''' string		'''function''' translate(''String'') ''':''' string

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:06, 11 March 2017
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−	'''function''' translate(''String'')	+	'''function''' translate(''String'') ''':''' string

	Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found.		Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found.

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