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load a lang file into an array - muuucho - 03-28-2017
Hi!
Anyone who knows how I can populate an array with key/values from a lang file WITHOUT loading any from system first? I tried this:
PHP Code:
$this->lang->load('some_file_lang','english');
If I var_dump $this->lang->language I will see an 'array' starting with the key/values from the system files, and then the ones from some_file_lang above. The system key/values are already the docs says.
Any way to get an array from my own file only?
RE: load a lang file into an array - muuucho - 04-04-2017
Workaround:
open the lang file
$string = file_get_contents($file);
$lang_file_rows = array();
$lang_file_rows = preg_split("/\\r\\n|\\r|\\n/", $string);
Loop through the array of rows and check if the row begins with $lang....
if so you explode each of this lines with "=" and save it into another array like $lang_file_variables
But before that you need to trim the key and the value as follows:
Run a rtrim on the key element, then remove the frist 7 ( $lang[' ) and the last two charaters ( '] )
Then run a ltrim on the value element, them remove the first character ( ' ) and the two last ( '; )
Now you have created an array from a lang file.
RE: load a lang file into an array - Martin7483 - 04-04-2017
Why would you want to take an array and put it in a new array?
If the lang file is loaded and you know the key name al you need todo to get the value is
PHP Code:
$language_value = $this->lang->line('language_key');
OR use the helper
PHP Code:
$this->load->helper('language');
$language_value = lang('language_key');
Info here: Language documentation CI 3.x
RE: load a lang file into an array - muuucho - 04-04-2017
Because when you do it like that CodeIgniter has already loaded its own lang file from the System into that array.
RE: load a lang file into an array - Martin7483 - 04-05-2017
I just noticed something, you can pass more than two arguments when loading a language file
If you pass TRUE as the third argument, the loaded array is returned. So you don't need to use that loop you created.
PHP Code:
$your_language_array = $this->lang->load('some_file_lang','english', TRUE);
$your_language_array should be populated with the key=>value pairs of the loaded language file
RE: load a lang file into an array - muuucho - 04-06-2017
Thanks Martin! That made it a lot more easy. +1
RE: load a lang file into an array - Martin7483 - 04-06-2017
(04-06-2017, 05:50 AM)muuucho Wrote: Thanks Martin! That made it a lot more easy. +1
You are welcome. I also keep learning new CI secrets when helping others out