f:translate

This ViewHelper connects to a standard translation file - most often locallang.xlf - and provides a defined translation for the current language using a “key” parameter.

Properties

key

Variable type
String
Description
The key by which the translation is referenced in the translation file.
Default value
NULL
Mandatory
Yes

default

Variable type
String
Description
If the key canto be matched in the translation file, then use this text instead. If this property isn’t defined, then the value between the opening and closing f:translate tags will be used.
Default value
NULL
Mandatory
Yes

htmlEscape

Attention

Property htmlEscape doesn’t exist any more. Html escaping is now done by default. To suppress that wrap the f:translate in a <f:format.raw> viewhelper.

arguments

Variable type
Array
Description
Placeholders can be set in the strings within the translation file, which will be replaced with the content of the array passed in this property.
Default value
NULL
Mandatory
Yes

This ViewHelper accesses files in the folder Resources/Private/Language. If you’re using FLUIDTEMPLATE, you’ll need to use the following path syntax:

LLL:fileadmin/templates/locallang.xlf:domain_model_whatever.title

or, in the case of an extension:

LLL:EXT:myExtension/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xml:domain_model_whatever.title

FLUIDTEMPLATE users can make their lives easier by applying the following settings via TypoScript:

extbase.pluginName = Pi1
extbase.controllerExtensionName = MyExtension

Then it’s enough to just use the key, without the entire LLL path.

Examples

Basic

<f:translate key="domain_model.title" />

With full file path

<f:translate key="LLL:fileadmin/lang/locallang.xlf:domain_model.title" />

With placeholders

In the template:

<f:translate key="LLL:fileadmin/lang/locallang.xml:domain_model.bestfilm" arguments="{0: 'Back to the Future'}" />

In locallang.xlf:

<trans-unit id="domain_model.bestfilm" approved="yes">
   <source>Best film ever: %s</source>
</trans-unit>

%s will be replaced with the first array entry. If %s is used more than once, then each array entry will be applied sequentially. In order to be more specific about which placeholders are replaced by which array values, use the more specific placeholder syntax:

<f:translate key="LLL:fileadmin/lang/locallang.xml:domain_model.bestfilm" arguments="{0: 'Back to the Future', 1: '1985'}" />

and:

<label index="domain_model.bestfilm">Best film ever: %1$s from %2$s.</label>

You can find more information about placeholder replacement in sprintf() documentation (e.g. at php.net).