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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile b/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile index e47ac7aed6..337ef52d3b 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -h2. Rails Internationalization (I18n) API +lh2. Rails Internationalization (I18n) API The Ruby I18n (shorthand for _internationalization_) gem which is shipped with Ruby on Rails (starting from Rails 2.2) provides an easy-to-use and extensible framework for *translating your application to a single custom language* other than English or for *providing multi-language support* in your application. @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ Generally we recommend using YAML as a format for storing translations. There ar h4. Translations for Active Record Models -You can use the methods +Model.human_name+ and +Model.human_attribute_name(attribute)+ to transparently look up translations for your model and attribute names. +You can use the methods +Model.model_name.human+ and +Model.human_attribute_name(attribute)+ to transparently look up translations for your model and attribute names. For example when you add the following translations: @@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ en: # will translate User attribute "login" as "Handle" </ruby> -Then +User.human_name+ will return "Dude" and +User.human_attribute_name("login")+ will return "Handle". +Then +User.model_name.human+ will return "Dude" and +User.human_attribute_name("login")+ will return "Handle". h5. Error Message Scopes @@ -786,9 +786,9 @@ h5. Action View Helper Methods h5. Active Record Methods -* +human_name+ and +human_attribute_name+ use translations for model names and attribute names if available in the "activerecord.models":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml#L29 scope. They also support translations for inherited class names (e.g. for use with STI) as explained above in "Error message scopes". +* +model_name.human+ and +human_attribute_name+ use translations for model names and attribute names if available in the "activerecord.models":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml#L29 scope. They also support translations for inherited class names (e.g. for use with STI) as explained above in "Error message scopes". -* +ActiveRecord::Errors#generate_message+ (which is used by Active Record validations but may also be used manually) uses +human_name+ and +human_attribute_name+ (see above). It also translates the error message and supports translations for inherited class names as explained above in "Error message scopes". +* +ActiveRecord::Errors#generate_message+ (which is used by Active Record validations but may also be used manually) uses +model_name.human+ and +human_attribute_name+ (see above). It also translates the error message and supports translations for inherited class names as explained above in "Error message scopes". *+ ActiveRecord::Errors#full_messages+ prepends the attribute name to the error message using a separator that will be looked up from "activerecord.errors.format.separator":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L91 (and which defaults to +' '+). |