Lua:translate

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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

Parameter	Type	Description
string	String	The string to translate.

Returns

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

Examples

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

See Also

Main Pages

Lua
Script Engine

String and Encoding Related Lua Functions

Translation and Encoding

• translate
• utf8ToAnsi

String Memory Access

• readString
• writeString
• readStringLocal
• writeStringLocal

Byte Table Conversions

• stringToByteTable
• wideStringToByteTable
• byteTableToString
• byteTableToWideString