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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/index.rst b/user_guide_src/source/index.rst index 09bf770fc..56ce619ce 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/index.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/index.rst @@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ Library Reference libraries/index -**************** -Driver Reference -**************** +****************** +Database Reference +****************** -- :doc:`libraries/caching` -- :doc:`database/index` -- :doc:`libraries/javascript` -- :doc:`libraries/sessions` +.. toctree:: + :glob: + :titlesonly: + + database/index **************** Helper Reference diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/language.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/language.rst index 6949c11c9..c3f9b6d5a 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/language.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/language.rst @@ -5,14 +5,24 @@ Language Class The Language Class provides functions to retrieve language files and lines of text for purposes of internationalization. -In your CodeIgniter system folder you'll find one called language -containing sets of language files. You can create your own language -files as needed in order to display error and other messages in other -languages. - -Language files are typically stored in your **system/language/** directory. -Alternately you can create a directory called language inside your -application folder and store them there. CodeIgniter will always load the +In your CodeIgniter **system** folder, you will find a **language** +subfolder containing a set of language files for the **english** idiom. +The files in this folder (**system/language/english/**) define the regular messages, +error messages, and other generally output terms or expressions, for the different parts +of the CodeIgniter core framework. + +You can create or incorporate your own language +files, as needed, in order to provide application-specific error and other messages, +or to provide translations of the core messages into other languages. +These translations or additional messages would go inside your application/language folder, +with separate subfolders for each idiom (for instance french or german). + +The CodeIgniter framework comes with a set of language files for the "english" idiom. +Additional approved translations for different idioms may be found in the +`CodeIgniter 3 Translations repositories <https://github.com/codeigniter3-translations>`_. +Each repository deals with a single idiom. + +When CodeIgniter loads language files, it will load the one in **system/language/** first and will then look for an override in your **application/language/** directory. @@ -26,6 +36,70 @@ your **application/language/** directory. <div class="custom-index container"></div> +*************************** +Handling Multiple Languages +*************************** + +If you want to support multiple languages in your application, you would provide folders inside +your **application/language/** directory for each of them, and you would specify the default +language in your **application/config/config.php**. + +The **application/language/english/** directory would contain any additional language files +needed by your application, for instance for error messages. + +Each of the other idiom-specific directories would contain the core language files that you +obtained from the translations repositories, or that you translated yourself, as well as +any additional ones needed by your application. + +You would store the language you are currently using, for instance in a session variable. + +Sample Language Files +===================== + +:: + + system/ + language/ + english/ + ... + email_lang.php + form_validation_lang.php + ... + + application/ + language/ + english/ + error_messages_lang.php + french/ + ... + email_lang.php + error_messages_lang.php + form_validation_lang.php + ... + +Example of switching languages +============================== + +:: + + $idiom = $this->session->get_userdata('language'); + $this->lang->load('error_messages',$idiom); + $oops = $this->lang->line('nessage_key'); + +******************** +Internationalization +******************** + +The Language class in CodeIgniter is meant to provide an easy and lightweight way to support multiple +languages in your application. It is not meant to be a full implementation of what is commonly called +`internationalization and localization <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization_and_localization>`_. + +We use the term "idiom" to refer to a language using its common name, +rather than using any of the international standards, such as "en", "en-US", or "en-CA-x-ca" for English +and some of its variants. + +.. note:: There is nothing to prevent you from using those abbreviations in your application! + ************************ Using the Language Class ************************ |