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Returns a translation of the string. Returns the same string if it can't be found.
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Returns a translation of the given string.
  
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=== Function Parameters ===
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If no translation can be found, this function returns the original string unchanged.
  
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===Function Parameters===
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|string
 
|String
 
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|The string to translate.
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===Returns===
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string — The translated string, or the original string if no translation could be found.
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===Examples===
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
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local text = translate("Health")
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print(text)
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</syntaxhighlight>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
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local originalText = "Mana"
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local translatedText = translate(originalText)
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if translatedText == originalText then
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  print("No translation found")
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else
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  print("Translation: " .. translatedText)
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end
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
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== See also ==
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{{LuaSeeAlso}}
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* [[Lua]]
 
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* [[Help_File:Script engine|Script engine]]
 
  
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=== Related Functions ===
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{{Strings}}
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* [[translateID]]
 
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* [[ansiToUtf8]]
 
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* [[utf8ToAnsi]]
 
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* [[readString]]
 
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* [[writeString]]
 
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* [[readStringLocal]]
 
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* [[writeStringLocal]]
 
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* [[stringToByteTable]]
 
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* [[wideStringToByteTable]]
 
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* [[byteTableToString]]
 
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* [[byteTableToWideString]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:22, 25 June 2026

<> Lua API Reference

function translate(string) : string

Returns a translation of the given string.

If no translation can be found, this function returns the original string unchanged.

Function Parameters[edit]

Parameter Type Description
string String The string to translate.

Returns[edit]

string — The translated string, or the original string if no translation could be found.

Examples[edit]

1 local text = translate("Health")
2 
3 print(text)

1 local originalText = "Mana"
2 local translatedText = translate(originalText)
3 
4 if translatedText == originalText then
5   print("No translation found")
6 else
7   print("Translation: " .. translatedText)
8 end

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