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| -rw-r--r-- | actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb index b6c484d188..85a6b6ade1 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ module AbstractController module Translation + # Delegates to <tt>I18n#translate</tt> but also performs one additional function. + # + # It'll scope the key by the current action if the key starts + # with a period. So if you call <tt>translate(".foo")</tt> from the + # <tt>PeopleController#index</tt> action, you'll actually be calling + # <tt>I18n.translate("people.index.foo")</tt>. This makes it less repetitive + # to translate many keys within the same controller / action and gives you a simple framework + # for scoping them consistently. If you don't prepend the key with a period, + # nothing is converted. def translate(*args) key = args.first if key.is_a?(String) && (key[0] == '.') @@ -11,6 +20,7 @@ module AbstractController end alias :t :translate + # Delegates to <tt>I18n.localize</tt> with no additional functionality. def localize(*args) I18n.localize(*args) end |