API:EPrints/Language

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NAME

EPrints::Language - A Single Language supported by a repository.

DESCRIPTION

The language class handles loading the "phrase" files for a single language. See the mail documentation for a full explanation of the format of phrase files.

new

 $language = EPrints::Language->new( $langid, $repository, [$fallback] )

Create a new language object representing the phases eprints will use in a given language, loading them from the phrase config XML files.

$langid is the ISO language ID of the language, $repository is the repository to which this language object belongs. $fallback is either undef or a reference to the main language object for the repository.

phrase

 $xhtml = $language->phrase( $phraseid, $inserts, $session )

Return an XHTML DOM structure for the phrase with the given phraseid.

The phraseid is looked for in the following order, if it's not in one phrase file the system checks the next.

this_languages_repository_specific_phrases

 This languages repository specific phrases.

phrases

 The fallback languages repository specific phrases (if there is a fallback).

this_languages_general_phrases

 This languages general phrases.

phrases

 The fallback languages general phrases (if there is a fallback).

failing_that_it_returns_an_xhtml_dom_encoded_error

 Failing that it returns an XHTML DOM encoded error.

has_phrase

 $boolean = $language->has_phrase( $phraseid, $session )

Return 1 if the phraseid is defined for this language. Return 0 if it is only available as a fallback or unavailable.

get_id

 $langid = $language->get_id

Return the ISO language ID of this language object.