Overview
Translation Function
Nesting
Nesting allows you to reference other keys in a translation. Could be useful to build glossary terms.
Basic
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{
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"nesting1": "1 $t(nesting2)",
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"nesting2": "2 $t(nesting3)",
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"nesting3": "3",
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}
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i18next.t('nesting1'); // -> "1 2 3"
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You can reference keys from other namespaces by prepending the namespace:
"nesting1": "1 $t(common:nesting2)",Passing options to nestings
You can pass entire data models in options.
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{
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"girlsAndBoys": "They have $t(girls, {\"count\": {{girls}} }) and $t(boys, {\"count\": {{boys}} })",
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"boys": "{{count}} boy",
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"boys_other": "{{count}} boys",
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"girls": "{{count}} girl",
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"girls_other": "{{count}} girls",
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}
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sample
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i18next.t('girlsAndBoys', {girls: 3, boys: 2});
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// -> "They have 3 girls and 2 boys"
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Make sure the options string is valid JSON and can be parsed using JSON.parse
'sampleKey': 'test $t(nest2, { "changedVarName": "{{var}}" })'Passing nesting to interpolated
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{
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"key1": "hello world",
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"key2": "say: {{val}}"
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}
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i18next.t('key2', {val: '$t(key1)'});
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// -> "say: hello world"
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Additional options
Prefix/Suffix for nesting and other options can be overridden in init interpolation options or by passing additional options to t function:
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i18next.init({
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interpolation: { ... }
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});
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​
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i18next.t('key', {
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interpolation: { ... }
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});
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option
default
description
nestingPrefixEscaped
undefined
escaped prefix for nesting (regexSafe)
nestingSuffixEscaped
undefined
escaped suffix for nesting (regexSafe)
While there are a lot of options going with the defaults should get you covered.
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