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.. _class_Translation:

Translation
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`OptimizedTranslation<class_OptimizedTranslation>`

Language Translation.

Description
-----------

Translations are resources that can be loaded and unloaded on demand. They map a string to another string.

Tutorials
---------

- :doc:`Internationalizing games <../tutorials/i18n/internationalizing_games>`

- :doc:`Locales <../tutorials/i18n/locales>`

Properties
----------

+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+----------+
| :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`locale<class_Translation_property_locale>` | ``"en"`` |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+----------+

Methods
-------

+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>`               | :ref:`_get_message<class_Translation_method__get_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context **)** |virtual| |const|                                                                                                |
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| :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>`               | :ref:`_get_plural_message<class_Translation_method__get_plural_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_plural_message, :ref:`int<class_int>` n, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context **)** |virtual| |const| |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| void                                              | :ref:`add_message<class_Translation_method_add_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` xlated_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)**                                                             |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| void                                              | :ref:`add_plural_message<class_Translation_method_add_plural_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`PackedStringArray<class_PackedStringArray>` xlated_messages, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)**                                |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| void                                              | :ref:`erase_message<class_Translation_method_erase_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)**                                                                                                             |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>`               | :ref:`get_message<class_Translation_method_get_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)** |const|                                                                                                         |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`                             | :ref:`get_message_count<class_Translation_method_get_message_count>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`PackedStringArray<class_PackedStringArray>` | :ref:`get_message_list<class_Translation_method_get_message_list>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>`               | :ref:`get_plural_message<class_Translation_method_get_plural_message>` **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_plural_message, :ref:`int<class_int>` n, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)** |const|          |
+---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_Translation_property_locale:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **locale**

+-----------+-------------------+
| *Default* | ``"en"``          |
+-----------+-------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_locale(value) |
+-----------+-------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_locale()      |
+-----------+-------------------+

The locale of the translation.

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_Translation_method__get_message:

- :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` **_get_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context **)** |virtual| |const|

Virtual method to override :ref:`get_message<class_Translation_method_get_message>`.

----

.. _class_Translation_method__get_plural_message:

- :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` **_get_plural_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_plural_message, :ref:`int<class_int>` n, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context **)** |virtual| |const|

Virtual method to override :ref:`get_plural_message<class_Translation_method_get_plural_message>`.

----

.. _class_Translation_method_add_message:

- void **add_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` xlated_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)**

Adds a message if nonexistent, followed by its translation.

An additional context could be used to specify the translation context or differentiate polysemic words.

----

.. _class_Translation_method_add_plural_message:

- void **add_plural_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`PackedStringArray<class_PackedStringArray>` xlated_messages, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)**

Adds a message involving plural translation if nonexistent, followed by its translation.

An additional context could be used to specify the translation context or differentiate polysemic words.

----

.. _class_Translation_method_erase_message:

- void **erase_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)**

Erases a message.

----

.. _class_Translation_method_get_message:

- :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` **get_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)** |const|

Returns a message's translation.

----

.. _class_Translation_method_get_message_count:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_message_count** **(** **)** |const|

Returns the number of existing messages.

----

.. _class_Translation_method_get_message_list:

- :ref:`PackedStringArray<class_PackedStringArray>` **get_message_list** **(** **)** |const|

Returns all the messages (keys).

----

.. _class_Translation_method_get_plural_message:

- :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` **get_plural_message** **(** :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_message, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` src_plural_message, :ref:`int<class_int>` n, :ref:`StringName<class_StringName>` context="" **)** |const|

Returns a message's translation involving plurals.

The number ``n`` is the number or quantity of the plural object. It will be used to guide the translation system to fetch the correct plural form for the selected language.

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